Buffon

• He revealed ideas derived from Buffon (died 1788) uncontaminated by any later influence. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• In France, according to Mr Buffon, the price of pork is nearly equal to that of beef. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• In this work a full account is given of Buffon's conclusions on the same subject. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Again, as Newton had widened man's conception of space, so Hutton (and Buffon) enlarged his conception of time. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• He was intent on classifi cation, and might be compared in that respect with the naturalist Buffon, or the botanist Linn?u s. 李贝. 西洋科学史.

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