AUTHOR: Draparnaud, Jacques Philippe Raymond (1772 1805) TITLE: Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France / ouvrage posthume de Jacques-Philippe-Raymond Draparnaud. IMPRINT: Paris: chez Louis Colas [1805?] COLLATION: [6], 164, [2] p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm. NOTES: Includes bibliographical references and index. “‘During a scientific career of only fifteen years and despite the obstacles imposed by the Revolution and his illness, Draparnaud published at least 45 works on politics, philosophy, grammar, physics, mineralogy, zoology and botany. Besides his observations, he reached curtain conclusions in biology and physiology that were remarkably ahead of his time. He introduced in a few words the idea of vital phenomena common to animal and plant life and attempted to reduce these phenomena to physical and chemical laws.’ (DSB IV, p. 178)”— Librairie Bernard Maille, catalogue Science et Médecine, 1996 REFERENCES: Nissen ZBI, 1152. KEYWORDS: 1. Mollusks--France. LOCATION: fQL425.F8D79 1805