Styles of Reasoning in the British Life Sciences Shared Assumptions, 1820-1858 |
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| Author:
| Elwick, James |
| Series title: | Sci and Culture in the Nineteenth Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85196-920-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores how the concept of 'compound individuality' brought together life scientists working in pre-Darwinian London. This book states that scientists conducting research in comparative anatomy, physiology, cellular microscopy, embryology and the neurosciences repeatedly stated that plants and animals were compounds of smaller independent units.
Explores how the concept of 'compound individuality' brought together life scientists working in pre-Darwinian London. This book states that scientists conducting research in comparative anatomy, physiology, cellular microscopy, embryology and the neurosciences repeatedly stated that plants and animals were compounds of smaller independent units.