Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. NOTES ON THE TEXTS xv
5. 1. The Theory of the Earth 1
6. 2. Living and Fossil Elephants 13
7. 3. The Megatherium from South America 25
8. 4. A Research Program on Fossil Bones 33
9. 5. An Appeal for International Collaboration 42
10. 6. The Animals from the Gypsum Beds around Paris 59
11. 7. A Pouched Marsupial from Paris 68
12. 8. Popular Lectures on Geology 74
13. 9. A Review of Fossil Pachyderms 89
14. 10. A Report on Andre’s Theory of the Earth 98
15. 11. The Progress of Geological Science 112
16. 12. The Geology of the Region around Paris 127
17. 13. Fossil Deer and Cattle 157
18. 14. Collected Researches on Fossil Bones 165
19. 15. The Revolutions of the Globe 173
20. 16. Conclusions 253
21. Further Reading 269
22. Bibliography of Cuvier's Sources 273
23. Bibliography of Works by Historians of Science 283
24. Appendix: French Texts of Previously Unpublished Manuscripts 285
25. Sources for Figures 293
26. Index 295