Moral fibre: The negotiation of microscopic facts in victorian Britain

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-85

  Jacyna, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell theory; Credibility; Histology; Romanticism; Trust

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VICTORIA;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HISTORY; MICROSCOPY; PHILOSOPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CYTOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; MICROSCOPY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0037357023     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022532313285     Document Type: Review

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