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Bible of Nature
work by Swammerdam
Also known as: “Bijbel der Natuure”
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development of biological sciences
- In biology: Swammerdam’s innovative techniques
…were published collectively as the Bijbel der Natuure (1737; “Bible of Nature”), which is considered by many authorities to be the finest collection of microscopic observations ever produced by one person.
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discussed in biography
- In Jan Swammerdam
…at the time, and the Bible of Nature, one of the finest collections of microscopical observations ever published. In these works he corrected the physiologist Marcello Malpighi’s conceptions of the insect brain and nervous system and opposed the physician William Harvey’s inconsistent interpretation of insect metamorphosis. He also demonstrated the…
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