A history of embryology,
by Joseph Needham ...

Description

Main Author

Needham, Joseph, 1900-1995.

Language(s)

English

Published

Cambridge [England] The University Press, 1934.

Subjects

Embryology.
Embryology > Embryology / history
Embryology > Embryology / Bibliography.
Embryology > Embryology / History.
History.
Bibliographies.
Historical Works.
Classical Works.

Summary

This work deals with embryology from the earliest times to the beginning of the 19th century. It is an exhaustive history and includes a valuable bibliography and many illustrations.

Note

"First appeared as ... part [II] ... of Chemical embryology, published in 1931 ... Delivered in the form of lectures about the same time at the University of London under the title, 'Speculation, observation, and experiment, as illustratedby the history of embryology'."--Preliminary note.
Ends with "beginning of the nineteenth century." Companion volume covering modern period, may follow. cf. Preliminary note.

Physical Description

xviii, 274 pages, 1 leaf, XVI plates illustrations, portraits

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