Sparks of life : Darwinism and the Victorian debates over spontaneous generation

Sparks of life : Darwinism and the Victorian debates over spontaneous generation / James E. Strick.

Author/creator	Strick, James Edgar, 1956-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
Description	xi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Spontaneous generation--History --19th century. Evolution (Biology)--Great Britain --History --19th century. Spontaneous generation--Great Britain --History --Victoria, 1837-1901. Evolution (Biology)--Great Britain --History --Victoria, 1837-1901.

Contents	Spontaneous generation and early Victorian science -- "Molecular" theories and the conversion of Owen and Bennett -- Bastian as rising star -- Initial confrontation with the X club: 1870-1873 -- Colloids, pleomorphic theories, and cell theories: a state of flux -- Germ theories and the British medical community -- Purity and contamination: Tyndall's campaign as the final blow.
Local note	Little-346490--305131051863-
Local note	Little-346490--305131051863-
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-275) and index.
LCCN	00031915
ISBN	067400292X (cloth)
ISBN	9780674002920 (cloth)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QH325 .S85 2000	✔ Available	Place Hold