Generation : the seventeenth-century scientists who unraveled the secrets of sex, life and growth / Matthew Cobb.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Bloomsbury, 2006.
Descrizione fisica:
XV, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Note:
Pubbl. contemporaneamente anche col tit.: The egg and sperm race
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgements. Dramatis personae. Prologue. 1. In the beginning 2. French connections 3. Insects in Italy 4. The testicles of women 5. The rules and theorems of generation 6. Life and death 7. Man comes not from an egg 8. From generation to genetics. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography and further reading. Picture credits. Index
