Anthropocene avant la lettre: the Count of Buffon’s "Seventh Epoch" – a Brief Study

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https://doi.org/10.21814/anthropocenica.6866

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Seventh Epoch; Buffon; Anthropocene

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2025-09-30

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Anthropocene avant la lettre: the Count of Buffon’s "Seventh Epoch" – a Brief Study. (2025). Anthropocenica. Journal of Anthropocene Studies and Ecocriticism, 6, 81-88. https://doi.org/10.21814/anthropocenica.6866

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