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Georges Cuvier
Discourse on the Revolutionary Upheavals
on the Surface of the Earth
Historical Note
Georges Cuvier's important study Recherches sur les ossemens fossiles des quadrupèdes
[Research on the Fossil Bones of Quadrupeds] was first published in
France in 1812. The Discours sur les révolutions du globe
[Discourse on the Revolutionary Upheavals on the Surface of the Earth] was
the introduction to the larger work.
The translation, by Ian Johnston of Vancouver Island University,
Nanaimo, BC, is based upon the Third French Edition (Paris and Amsterdam,
1825). As Cuvier's Preface makes clear, the introduction to the earlier work
had been translated into English (in 1813) and German (in 1822), and had added
considerably to Cuvier's international reputation as one of France's most
important scientists. Editions of Cuvier in English and French were
sufficiently popular to go through many editions.
The central argument in the Third Edition is the same as in the
first, and the two texts are at times very similar indeed. However, the Third
Edition is longer and contains a much more extensive discussion of ancient
cultures.
This translation is available as a paperback book from Richer Resources
Publications.
At the bottom of this page are links to two reviews of the first
English edition of Cuvier's essay.
For questions, comments, corrections, and so on, please contact Ian
Johnston.
Copyright
Information
For copyright information please consult the following link: Copyright.
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Click here for English Text or
here for French
Text
Reviews of the first English translation of Cuvier's essay in The British Review
and London Critical Journal, 1813 and in The Edinburgh
Review, 1813-1814
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