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245 10 a| Catching nature in the acth| [electronic resource] :b| Réaumur and the practice of natural history in the eighteenth century /c| Mary Terrall.;

260 a| Chicago ;a| London :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| [2014];

300 a| 275 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-257) and index.;

505 0 a| Setting the stage -- "Catching nature in the act" -- Seeing again and again : illustration and observation in domestic settings -- Recruiting observers and training "philosophical eyes" -- Natural prodigies : asexual reproduction and regeneration -- A spectacle pleasing to the mind : natural history on display -- Chickens, eggs, and the perennial question of animal generation.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

600 10 a| Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de,d| 1683-1757.=| ^A223395;

650 0 a| Natural historyx| Historyy| 18th century.=| ^A1005975;

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Catching nature in the act Réaumur and the practice of natural history in the eighteenth century / Mary Terrall.

Author/creator	Terrall, Mary
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Description	275 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de, 1683-1757. Natural history--History. --18th century. Naturalists--History. --18th century.

Contents	Setting the stage -- "Catching nature in the act" -- Seeing again and again : illustration and observation in domestic settings -- Recruiting observers and training "philosophical eyes" -- Natural prodigies : asexual reproduction and regeneration -- A spectacle pleasing to the mind : natural history on display -- Chickens, eggs, and the perennial question of animal generation.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-257) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013016604
ISBN	9780226088600 (cloth : alkaline paper)

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