READING LIST 



The books and articles relating to the history of biolog us. 



Those designated below embrace some of the more readil) aca libleoni 

 While some attention has been given to selecting the best sources, no 

 attempt has been made to give a comprehensive list. 



I. GENERAL REFERENCES 



Cuvier. Histoire des Sciences Nature-lies. 5 vols., [841-1845. I 

 ccllent. Written from examination of the original dot uments. 



Carus. Geschichte der Zoologie, 1872. Also Histoire de la Zoologie, 

 1880. A work of scholarship. Contains excellent account of the 

 Physiologus. 



Sachs. History of Botany, 1890. Excellent. Articles in the Botanical 

 Gazette for 1895 supplement his account by giving the more recent 

 development of botany. 



White. A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christen- 

 dom, 2 vols., 1900. Good account of Ycsalius and the overthrow of 

 authority in science. 



Whewell. History of the Inductive Sciences, vol. II, [863. 1 

 insight into the nature of biology and the steps in its progress. M 

 tioned because so generally known. 



Williams. A History of Science, 5 vols., 1004. Finely illustrated. Con 

 tains many defects in the biological part as to the relative rank of the 

 founders: Yesalius diminished, Paracelsus magnified, etc. ^Iso, the 

 Story of Nineteenth Century Science, ic>oo. Collected articles from 

 Harper's Magazine. Good portraits. Uncritical on biologii al mail 



Thomson. The Science of Life, 1899. An excellent brief history 

 biology. 



Foster. Lectures on the History of Physiology, 1901, Fascinatingly 

 written. Notable for poise and correct estimates, based on the u 

 the original documents. 



Geddfs. A Synthetic Outline of the History of Biology. Proc. Roy. S 

 Edinb., 1885-1886. Good. 



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