The Ovary of Eve: Egg and Sperm and Preformation Paperback - 1998 - 1st Edition
by Clara Pinto-Correia
In the mid-17th century, a theory of reproduction called "preformation" proposed that miniature creatures waiting to be born existed inside each potential parent, much like Russian nesting dolls. In this book, Pinto-Correia traces the fascinating and often amusing history of this much maligned theory, ultimately revealing its critical influence on modern views of conception. 55 illustrations.
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IT IS THE MIDDLE of the seventeenth century, and a highly mystical Dutchman, blessed with the most refined microscopic talent, is present at a convention of learned people in the country home of the Parisian gentleman Melchisedec Thevenot, a former representative of the French king in Genoa and well-traveled citizen of the world.
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- Title The Ovary of Eve: Egg and Sperm and Preformation
- Author Clara Pinto-Correia
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 420
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
- Date 1998-11-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780226669540 / 0226669548
- Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
- Dimensions 8.99 x 6.01 x 0.91 in (22.83 x 15.27 x 2.31 cm)
- Reading level 1500
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97014011
- Dewey Decimal Code 509.4
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