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Louis Figuier (1819-94) was destined to remain in academia until
disagreements with fellow scholars led him to abandon this path and
instead pursue 'the idea that scientific knowledge, which until
then had been almost exclusively the property of the learned,
should be put within the reach of the reading public'. Published in
1863, La Terre avant le deluge became a classic of popular science
and introduced palaeontology to a wider readership; that this
English translation appeared only two years later is an indication
of its impact. Figuier wrote that his aim was 'to trace the
progressive steps by which the earth has reached its present state
... and to describe the various convulsions and transformations
through which it has successively passed'. The book was also
celebrated for its inclusion of more than 200 illustrations by a
pupil of Dore, Edouard Riou (1833-1900), who became famous as Jules
Verne's illustrator a few years later.
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The Insect World
Louis Figuier
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R2,797
R2,598
Discovery Miles 25 980
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The To-Morrow of Death
Louis Figuier
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R1,763
R1,658
Discovery Miles 16 580
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The To-Morrow of Death
Louis Figuier
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R2,285
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Discovery Miles 21 320
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The To-Morrow of Death
Louis Figuier
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R1,763
R1,658
Discovery Miles 16 580
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The To-Morrow of Death
Louis Figuier
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R2,285
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Discovery Miles 21 320
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The Insect World
Louis Figuier
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R2,270
R2,118
Discovery Miles 21 180
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The Insect World
Louis Figuier
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R2,796
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Discovery Miles 25 970
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The Insect World
Louis Figuier
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R2,271
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Discovery Miles 21 190
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