Buffon
[bu:'fɔ:ŋ]
Examples
- He revealed ideas derived from Buffon (died 1788) uncontaminated by any later influence. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In France, according to Mr Buffon, the price of pork is nearly equal to that of beef. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In this work a full account is given of Buffon's conclusions on the same subject. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Again, as Newton had widened man's conception of space, so Hutton (and Buffon) enlarged his conception of time. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He was intent on classifi cation, and might be compared in that respect with the naturalist Buffon, or the botanist Linn?u s. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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