The History of Fossils Over Centuries : From Folklore to Science

This book discusses the history of invertebrate fossil understanding and classification by exploring fossil studies between the 15th and 18th centuries. Before the modern age, the understanding of fossil findings went through several phases. The treatment by philologists, philosophers and historians of natural sciences involved religious, sometimes folkloristic, aspects before scientific ones. This work showcases and assesses these original findings by carrying out a bibliographical, and above all iconographical research, aimed at finding the first printed images of the objects that we now know as fossils. From here, the authors provide an understanding of the true nature of fossils by analyzing them through modern academic viewpoints, and describing each fossil group from a paleontological and taxonomic point of view, retracing their treatment in the course of the centuries.

ISBN:	9783031046865
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Imprint:	Springer
Published date:	23 Aug 2022
DEWEY:	560
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	513
Weight:	945g
Height:	235mm
Width:	155mm
Spine width:	29mm

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