Alchemy and Catastrophe

Lamarck and Cuvier in Natural History

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Numerous researchers have contributed to the natural sciences, especially in the past few centuries. However, far from infallible or exhaustive, these researchers’ discoveries have been incremental, and their theoretical frameworks have been tried through both peer review and social upheaval. In this vein, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier — academics…