Buffon, Jefferson and the theory of New World degeneracy
Abstract In his magnum opus, Natural History: General and Particular, Count Buffon, one of the leading natural historians of the 18th century, argued that all life in the New World, particularly North America, was degenerate—weaker, smaller and feebler—than life in the Old World. This work tapped in...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Evolution: Education and Outreach |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12052-019-0107-0 |