Elwick explores how the concept of "compound individuality" brought
together life scientists working in pre-Darwinian London.
Scientists conducting research in comparative anatomy, physiology,
cellular microscopy, embryology and the neurosciences repeatedly
stated that plants and animals were compounds of smaller
independent units. Discussion of a "bodily economy" was widespread.
But by 1860, the most flamboyant discussions of compound
individuality had come to an end in Britain. Elwick relates the
growth and decline of questions about compound individuality to
wider nineteenth-century debates about research standards and
causality. He uses specific technical case studies to address
overarching themes of reason and scientific method.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Pittsburgh Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century |
| Release date: |
April 2021 |
| Authors: |
James Elwick
|
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
248 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8229-6634-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8229-6634-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780822966340 |
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