Buffon
Georges Louis Le·clerc [zhawrzh lwee luh-kler], /ʒɔrʒ lwi ləˈklɛr/, Comte de, 1707–88, French naturalist.
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How to use Buffon in a sentence
Among the other islands we distinguished the islets Colbert, Keraudren, and Buffon.
Another favorite theory among infidels, is that of Buffon, the vain-glorious French philosopher.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardThis, observes M. Buffon, is a strong proof that they are not very dangerous animals to men.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonAn engraving in Sonnini's edition of Buffon represents a Cephaloptera crushing a frigate.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoOne would think Buffon had had him in mind in that passage in which he defines genius as patience.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
British Dictionary definitions for Buffon
/ (French byfɔ̃) /
Georges Louis Leclerc (ʒɔrʒ lwi ləklɛr), Comte de . 1707–88, French encyclopedist of natural history; principal author of Histoire naturelle (36 vols., 1749–89), containing the Époques de la nature (1777), which foreshadowed later theories of evolution
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Scientific definitions for Buffon
[ bōō-fôɴ′ ]
French naturalist who spent his life compiling the Histoire naturelle, in which he attempted to discuss all of the facts about the natural world known at that time. It eventually reached 44 volumes and laid the foundation for later studies in biology, zoology, and anatomy.
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