Talk:Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
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What's with the picture of Drouais?64.12.116.197 02:45, 31 December 2005 (UTC)Lestrade
- Heh, took me a moment to figure out - it's a portrait of Buffon by Drouais. One of our French-speaking editors slipped in the confusing de when changing to the commons pic. 14:22, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Wood Tests
I find this paragraph not very illuminating. What was the problem Buffon set out to solve by his laborious tests? Why is this problem so interesting while learning about Buffon?--Lupercus 20:26, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Disambiguation
I think there needs to be a disambiguation with the name `Buffon' I've never heard of this French guym but I sure know who the World Cup Winning GoalKeeper is - and I would expect so would most other people who search for Buffon and get directed here. Can someone do this? jkm 02:45, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
There's a link on top. I think that's enough. The Comte de Buffon's quite a big deal. Hornplease 21:01, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
- I think that in ten years everybody will have forgotten about an Italian goalkeeper, we must think long term. Hektor 08:44, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Not really, do any search on a search engine with 'Buffon' and theres only references to the goal keeper. I think most people would be looking for the keeper not this old fool.
- Goal keeper vs. scientist, the choice is easy. Hektor 20:48, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What was his job?
Was he keeper of the royal garden for the rest of his life? The biography seems to stop there. AxelBoldt 04:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Buffon the buffoon...
Shouldn't it be mentioned that the term "Buffoon" was derived from his given name, "Buffon?" I was lead to believe that, though his ideas and theories were valid, many scoffed at him turning "Buffon" into a joke and then literally a foolish man. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Maika0* (talk • contribs) 20:02, 27 January 2007 (UTC).
The term buffoon was in parlance 200 years before the said Buffon and according to one source, comes from the word "bouffon". Extra 'U'.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=buffoon
gb —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gbmillion (talk • contribs) 14:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] "It included everything known about the natural world up until that date."
Buffon sounds like an extraordinary Biologist and Polymath. Nevertheless, however incredible his "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière" is, it must surely be more accurate to state "His aim was for it to include everything known...", or does someone here know better?
John. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DenningJ (talk • contribs) 15:22, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
