Histoire naturelle vs Sylva sylvarvm: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Pre-Linnean works, Natural history, Early works to 1800, Science

Cover of Histoire naturelle

Histoire naturelle Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon · 1749 ★★★★☆ 3.6 127 pages · ≈ 2 h 21 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sylva sylvarvm

Sylva sylvarvm Francis Bacon · 1627 258 pages · ≈ 4 h 47 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Histoire naturelle is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Sylva sylvarvm.

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