The Ovary of Eve: Egg and Sperm and Preformation
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The Ovary of Eve is a rich and often hilarious account of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century efforts to understand conception. In these early years of the Scientific Revolution, the most intelligent men and women of the day struggled to come to terms with the origins of new life, and one theory--preformation--sparked an intensely heated debate that continued for over a hundred years. Clara Pinto-Correia traces the history of this much maligned theory through the cultural capitals of Europe. "The most wonderfully eye-opening, or imagination-opening book, as amusing as it is instructive."--Mary Warnock, London Observer " A] fascinating and often humorous study of a reproductive theory that flourished from the mid-17th century to the mid-18th century."--Nina C. Ayoub, Chronicle of Higher Education "More than just a good story, The Ovary of Eve is an object lesson about the history of science: Don't trust it. . . . Pinto-Correia says she wants to tell the story of history's losers. In doing so, she makes defeat sound more appealing than victory."--Emily Eakin, Nation. "A sparkling history of preformation as it once affected every facet of European culture."--Robert Taylor, Boston Globe
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226669548
ISBN13:9780226669540
Release Date:November 1998
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:420 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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