Article ID: CBB000035258

From Trembley's polyps to new directions in research on hydra: Proceedings of a symposium honoring Abraham Trembley (1710-1784) (1985)

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Archives des Sciences (Geneva)
Volume: 38
Pages: 253-344


Publication Date: 1985
Edition Details: Edited by Lenhoff, Howard M. and Pierre Tardent. Organized by the University of California, Irvine, the University of Zurich, and Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève

Description Historical papers include: Baker, John R.: Abraham Trembley: Influences on his life, and his contributions to biology. Lenhoff, Sylvia G., Lenhoff, Howard M.: The Mémoires of Abraham Trembley, 1: The Mémoires in their genre. 2: The Mémoires as a research monograph. 3: His discoveries on hydra and his approaches to biology. Buscaglia, Marino: The rhetoric of proof and persuasion utilized by Abraham Trembley. Dawson, Virginia P.: Trembley's experiment of turning the polyp inside out and the influence of Dutch science. Archinard, M.: Abraham Trembley's influence on the development of the aquatic microscope.


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Authors & Contributors
Dawson, Virginia Parker
Rattcliff, Marc J.
Lenhoff, Sylvia G.
Lenhoff, Howard M.
Gibson, Susannah
Vandersmissen, Jan
Concepts
Comparative physiology
Marine biology
Animals
Plants
Aquatic biology
Zoology
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
19th century
Enlightenment
20th century, early
Places
Hamburg (Germany)
Mediterranean region
Pacific Ocean
Switzerland
Italy
Germany
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