George-Louis Leclerc Buffon (1707-1778) French naturalist, author of 44 volume 'Histoire Naturelle'. He considered the earth to have been formed before 4004 BC. Engraving from 'A Popular History of Science' by Robert Routledge (London, 1881).

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George-Louis Leclerc Buffon (1707-1778) French naturalist, author of 44 volume 'Histoire Naturelle'. He considered the earth to have been formed before 4004 BC. Engraving from 'A Popular History of Science' by Robert Routledge (London, 1881).

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