Things come to life : spontaneous generation revisited
The question of whether spontaneous generation could exist has occupied scientists, philosophers, historians, and theologians. This book deals with the social and religious context of the debate, and examines the evidence and its probative value
viii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780198515388, 0198515383
48100507
Beliefs
Flies and other insects
Microbes
The battle of the flasks begins
Materialism, for and against
Spoilt air
Internal parasites
Cotton wool
The spontaneous generation of cells
A disagreement in the Academie
Noxious particles
An English Pouchet
Seeing the floating particles
An epilogue about another subject