On the Generation of Animals (Contained in The Works of William Harvey)

This book is about embryology and comparative conception. The reason I chose it is because Harvey was working at a time when there was virtually no background information or knowledge, and no microscope – he was simply a fabulously intelligent person with the skill to observe.

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