Buffon's Natural History, Vol. 10 of 10: Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, ... Notes by the Translator (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from Buffon's Natural History, Vol. 10 of 10: Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &C. &C.; From the French, With Notes by the Translator

Of the Degeneration of Animals Nature and Pmperties of Minerals, Vegetables, 850. Light, Heat, and Fire Of Air, Water, and (flarth Experiments on the Progress of Heat in Mineral Substances A Table of the Relations 0 f difi'erent M ine ral Substances Observations on the Nature of Platina Experiments on Light, and on the Heat it can produce. Invention of Mirrors to burn at great dis tances 3 Observations and Experiments on Trees and other Vegetables On the Temperature of the Planets General Views of Nature. First View Second View.

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