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Opusculi di fisica animale e vegetabile. 2 vols.

Publication Details

Modena: Soc. tipografica, 1776 CE.

Later refutation of the theory of spontaneous generation. Spallanzani’s conclusions were similar to those expressed by Pasteur nearly a century later. His collected works were published in Milan, 2 vols., 1932-33. English translation as Dissertations relative to the natural history of animals and vegetables. 2 vols., London, 1784. Digital facsimile of the "new edition, corrected and enlarged" (1789) from the Internet Archive at this link.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#102
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1561
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLopusculi-di-fisica-animale-e-vegetabile-2-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Modena

Mentioned in annotation: London; Milan