Nouveau système du monde, 1715-1724 1715-1724

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Nouveau système du monde, 1715-1724 1715-1724

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This is an extract from a manuscript and is divided into three parts. This volume puts forth the theory that the visible geological formations of the earth were formed in the depths of the ocean; it offers opinions that support this system; and then predicts the natural consequences of the loss of all living beings from the waters of the ocean.

3.0 Volume(s), 3 volumes, 915 p.

American Philosophical Society

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Maillet, Benôit de, 1656-1738

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Benoît de Maillet was a French diplomat, traveler, and author. From the description of Nouveau système du monde, 1715-1724. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86155694 The well-traveled French diplomat Benoît de Maillet worked as an anthropologist and author; he was the first to formulate an evolutionary hypothosis to explain the origin of man. From the guide to the Nouveau système du monde, 1715-1724, 1715-1724, (American Philosophic...