History of biology [print]
Eldon J. Gardner.
- 3d edition.
- Minneapolis, Burgess Pub. Company (c)1972.
- vii, 464 pages illustrations 24 cm.
First edition published in 1960 under title: History of life science.
Introduction, the science of biology -- Beginnings in biology -- Thinkers in ancient Greece -- Practitioners in the Hellenistic and Arabic cultures -- Founding of universities and artistic renaissance -- Scientific observations and experimental methods -- Scientific societies and experimental science -- Makers and early users of microscopes -- Systematizers of plants and animals -- Collectors and comparers -- Observations on reproduction and development -- Explorers seeking plants, animals and fossils -- Explainers of changes in populations -- Organization in living systems -- Biogenesis and microbiology -- Explainers of life processes -- Genetics, a unifying science -- Biology past and present.