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EXPLANATION

OF THE FIGURES

OF NATURAL HISTORY.

VOLUME ONE.

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In the 18th century, Natural History was a broad branch of inquiry involving the observation and description of the natural world, including organisms, minerals, and the environment. While François Quesnay is best known today as an economist, his background was in surgery and medicine, and he viewed the economy as a living system akin to a biological organism.