Styles of reasoning in early to Mid-Victorian life research: Analysis: Synthesis and palaetiology

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-69

  Elwick, James ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analysis; Charles Darwin; George Newport; Museums; Neurosciences; Palaetiology; Regeneration; Reproduction; Richard Owen; Robert E. Grant; Serial homology; Styles of reasoning; Synthesis; T.H. Huxley; W.B. Carpenter

Indexed keywords

WARDIA;

EID: 33847303184     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-006-9106-4     Document Type: Article

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