Creatures born of mud and slime : the wonder and complexity of spontaneous generation /

Lehoux, Daryn, 1968-

Creatures born of mud and slime : the wonder and complexity of spontaneous generation / Daryn Lehoux. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (177 pages) - Singleton Center Books in Premodern Europe .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Spontaneous generation in Aristotle -- Observation claims and epistemic confidence in Aristotle -- A blossoming of creatures -- Inheritance and innovation -- Interlude: Is life special? -- Towards a showdown.



9781421423821


Spontaneous generation--History.
Evolution (Biology)--History.


Electronic Books.

QH325 / .C743 2017