Harris, Henry (Author)
Oxford University Press
Physical Details: viii + 168 pp., illus., bibl., index
Language: English
Description “Account of the controversy surrounding the theory of spontaneous generation; … examines the theory and the attempts of many famous scientists and theologians to prove or disprove it.” (from publisher's web page)
Review Summers, William C. (2004) Review of "Things Come to Life: Spontaneous Generation Revisited". Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (p. 277).
Review Heap, Brian (2003) Review of "Things Come to Life: Spontaneous Generation Revisited". Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (p. 107).
Review Strick, James (2003) Review of "Things Come to Life: Spontaneous Generation Revisited". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 171).
Review Brömer, Rainer (2004) Review of "Things Come to Life: Spontaneous Generation Revisited". British Journal for the History of Science (p. 224).
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