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Philosophie anatomique

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  • In Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

    …he would later summarize in Philosophie anatomique, 2 vol. (1818–22). His studies on embryos supplied important evidence for his views on the unity of organic composition among vertebrates, which he now defined in three parts: the law of development, whereby no organ arises or disappears suddenly, explaining vestiges; the law…

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