Article ID: CBB000023337

Maupertuis and the 18th-century critique of pre-existence (1982)

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Description Deals with Maupertuis' challenge to contemporary theories of sexual reproduction and his development of an alternative theory.


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Authors & Contributors
Hecht, Hartmut
Terrall, Mary
Duchesneau, François
Downing, Lisa
Zinsser, Judith P.
Zammito, John H.
Concepts
Mechanics
Variational principles
Science
Embryology
Gravitation
Principle of least action
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
Places
France
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