Death defied : the anatomy lessons of Frederik Ruysch / by Kooijmans, L.

Table of Contents: “…The anatomy lesson -- Established and envied -- Under fire -- Ruysch at work -- Rivals -- The collection -- The return of Peter the Great -- Reproduction -- Latter days -- Ruysch's legacy.…”
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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek : master of the minuscule / by Backer, Jantien, Robertson, Lesley

Table of Contents: “…-- 'The Animalcules from the Male sperm derive from the first Man that was created' -- Van Leeuwenhoek as a Zealous Advocate of Animalculism -- On Parental Characteristics, Mules And Aphids -- Epigenesis and Preformation -- Ovulism and Animalculism -- Theological Objections -- The Solution of the Question of Generation -- Chapter 8 -- The Circulation of Blood -- The Heart: Source of Vital Force or Blood Pump -- "One and the same continuous vessel" -- "Aalkijker" -- "Particles of the blood that make it red" -- Scientific Importance -- Chapter 9 -- Secrets of Nature -- The Dragonfly With 25,088 Eyes -- The Coconut Tree, 'the most useful crop that the earth produces' -- 'Wool fibres between the toes' -- 'As if the Earth stood still' -- 'As though we saw pointed, polished diamonds' -- Moxa Against Gout -- Chapter 10 -- The Famous Van Leeuwenhoek -- Correspondents -- Frederik Adriaan and Maria van Renswoude -- Royal Visits -- Czar Peter the Great Tries the Microscopes -- Entertainer and Slave -- An Uninvited Guest -- Van Leeuwenhoek: Glorified or Vilified? …”
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