Histoire naturelle vs Sylva sylvarum: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sciences naturelles, Pre-Linnean works, Natural history, Early works to 1800, Science
Histoire naturelle
THEORIEDE LATERREPREMIER DISCOURSDE LA MANIERE D'ETUDIER ET DE TRAITER L'HISTOIRE NATURELLEl'histoire naturelle, prise dans toute son etendue, est une histoire immense ; elle embrasse tous les objets que nous presente…
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Sylva sylvarum
This landmark work by English philosopher, scientist and author Francis Bacon examines the science of natural history as it existed in the 1670s. This book was created from a scan of the original artifact, and as such…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Histoire naturelle has the widest readership — 30 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Histoire naturelle | Sylva sylvarum | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (30) | 3.6 (8) |
Reception
| Histoire naturelle | Sylva sylvarum | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 30 | 8 |
| Editions | 174 | 33 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 110 | 55 |
| Reading it now | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | 3 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 528 | — |
| Pages | 127 | 227 |