| Author | Locy, William A. (William Albert), 1857-1924 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 08021045 |
| Title |
Biology and Its Makers
With Portraits and Other Illustrations |
| Contents | An outline of the rise of biology and of the epochs in its history -- Vesalius and the overthrow of authority in science -- William Harvey and experimental observation -- The introduction of the microscope and the progress of independent observation -- The progress of minute anatomy -- Linnæus and scientific natural history -- Cuvier and the rise of comparative anatomy -- Bichat and the birth of histology -- The rise of physiology: Harvey. Haller. Johannes Müller -- Von Baer and the rise of embryology -- The cell-theory: Schleiden. Schwann. Schultze -- Protoplasm the physical basis of life -- The work of Pasteur, Koch, and others -- Heredity and germinal continuity: Mendel. Galton. Weismann -- The science of fossil life -- What evolution is: the evidence upon which it rests, etc. -- Theories of evolution: Lamarck. Darwin -- Theories continued: Wiesmann. De Vries -- The rise of evolutionary thought -- Retrospect and prospect. Present tendencies in biology. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Biology -- History |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 58867 |
| Release Date | Feb 11, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 49 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
