Article ID: CBB001420546

Lazzaro Spallanzani e os fósseis: das observações em viagens naturalísticas ao ensino de história natural (2011)

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This article analyzes opinions expressed by Italian naturalist Lazzaro Spallanzani on the origin and constitution of fossils on three of his travels, which punctuated three courses in mineralogy he gave in the natural history discipline at the University of Pavia. These trips to Portovenere, the island of Cerigo and the Two Sicilies enabled him to address important topics, such as the discovery of fossilized shells inside volcanic rocks, the discovery of human fossils, and the existence of fossils of species that had 'been lost', incorporating knowledge being developed at the time that drew on mineral chemistry. His concern with fossils is demonstrative of how Spallanzani, in true eighteenth century fashion, integrated studies from the three kingdoms of nature.

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Authors & Contributors
Luzzini, Francesco
Brzezinski Prestes, María Elice de
Gregory P. Dietl
Volkan Sarıgül
Jonathan R. Hendricks
Visconti, Agnese
Concepts
Natural history
Fossils
Paleontology
Geology
Earth sciences
Museums
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
Renaissance
Enlightenment
20th century
Places
Italy
Europe
Missouri (U.S.)
Kentucky (U.S.)
Peru
Boston (Massachusetts, U.S.)
Institutions
Università di Pavia
University of Padua
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