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100 1 _aBastian, H. Charlton,
_d1837-1915
245 1 4 _aThe modes of origin of lowest organisms :
_bincluding a discussion of the experiments of M. Pasteur
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-07-06
508 _aProduced by Thiers Halliwell, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Modes of Origin of Lowest Organisms" by H. Charlton Bastian is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book critically examines the origins of simple life forms, particularly focusing on bacteria and yeast-like organisms, and challenges the prevailing theories of spontaneous generation and fermentation espoused by contemporaries such as Louis Pasteur. Bastian aims to present evidence in favor of alternative concepts regarding the emergence of life, including what he terms "Archebiosis"—the idea that simple organisms can arise de novo from non-living matter. At the start of this work, Bastian sets the stage by outlining the debates surrounding the origins of life and fermentation, particularly positioning his research against the viewpoints of Pasteur and others advocating for a purely vitalistic interpretation. He emphasizes the importance of rigorous experimentation to counter existing beliefs, detailing the methods by which he conducts experiments to observe the formation of bacteria in various environments. In the preface, he hints at the controversy surrounding his conclusions and the resistance he faces from established scientific authorities, preparing readers for a thorough examination of the evidence and theories he presents in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLife -- Origin
653 _aSpontaneous generation
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49373
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