The seeds of life : from Aristotle to da Vinci, from shark's teeth to frogs' pants, the long and strange quest to discover where babies come from
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New York : Basic Books, [2017].
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Book
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9780465082957, 0465082955
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ix, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Basic Books, [2017].
Language
English
ISBN
9780465082957, 0465082955

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-296) and index.
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"Why cracking the code of human conception took centuries of wild theories, misogynist blunders, and ludicrous mistakes. Throughout most of human history, babies were surprises. People knew the basics: men and women had sex, and sometimes babies followed. But beyond that the origins of life were a colossal mystery. The Seeds of Life is the remarkable and rollicking story of how a series of blundering geniuses and brilliant amateurs struggled for two centuries to discover where, exactly, babies come from. Taking a page from investigative thrillers, acclaimed science writer Edward Dolnick looks to these early scientists as if they were detectives hot on the trail of a bedeviling and urgent mystery. These strange searchers included an Italian surgeon using shark teeth to prove that female reproductive organs were not 'failed' male genitalia, and a Catholic priest who designed ingenious miniature pants to prove that frogs required semen to fertilize their eggs. A witty and rousing history of science, The Seeds of Life presents our greatest scientists struggling-against their perceptions, their religious beliefs, and their deep-seated prejudices-to uncover how and where we come from"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dolnick, E. (2017). The seeds of life: from Aristotle to da Vinci, from shark's teeth to frogs' pants, the long and strange quest to discover where babies come from . Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dolnick, Edward, 1952-. 2017. The Seeds of Life: From Aristotle to Da Vinci, From Shark's Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From. New York: Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dolnick, Edward, 1952-. The Seeds of Life: From Aristotle to Da Vinci, From Shark's Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From New York: Basic Books, 2017.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dolnick, E. (2017). The seeds of life: from aristotle to da vinci, from shark's teeth to frogs' pants, the long and strange quest to discover where babies come from. New York: Basic Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dolnick, Edward. The Seeds of Life: From Aristotle to Da Vinci, From Shark's Teeth to Frogs' Pants, the Long and Strange Quest to Discover Where Babies Come From Basic Books, 2017.

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