TY - BOOK AU - Gardner,Eldon J. TI - History of biology SN - 9780808707028 AV - QH305 PY - 1972/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Burgess Pub. Company KW - Biology KW - History N1 - First edition published in 1960 under title: History of life science; 1; 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; 2 ER -