The anonymous translator referred in the preface to 

 the advice of prof. I. T. Spassky to translate this book, 

 which was highly estimated by Spassky. The small paragraph 

 of Spassky "About the spontaneous or indefinite generation 

 of the organic bodies (generatio aequivoca spontanea) is 

 added to the translation of Bremser's book on the initiative 

 of the translator (177) . 



(50) For the characteristics of the outlooks of Aleksey 

 Leont'vich Lovetskii, who, together with I. E. Diadkovskii, 

 stayed at the Moscow Medico-Surgical Academy, it is possible 

 to cite the evidence of this "loyal" personality, as 

 D. K. Tarasov. Later on, the surgeon Aleksander I. Tarasov 

 wrote in his memoirs, that in January 1815, after finishing 

 Ryaznskaya ecclesiastical seminar, he, together with 

 V. V. Markov, travelled to Moscow to join the Medico- 

 Surgical Academy. "We did not hestitate to go to the academy, 

 where we found 8 men from Ryazan, the most remarkable amongst 

 them Diadkovskii and Lovetskii who had already finished the 

 course and were appointed as coaches or professors. As 

 fellow-townmen we got acquainted with them. The system in 

 the academy, the accommodation of students, their treatment 

 and the study itself pleased us. However, only one circum- 

 stance, unexpectedly encountered us, and strongly affected 

 me in particular, and we decided that it was better for us 

 to travel to Petersburg. This circumstance was as follows: 

 As a native of Ryazan G . Lovetskii quickly gained my admiration 

 by his frankness. Discussing once with me the different 

 scientific subjects, he asked me some questions related to 

 religion. As to my answers, which were characterized by 

 faith and persuasion, he presented these refutations, which 

 stimulated in me a strong indignation, that I, on informing 

 my friend Markov of this decidedly told him, that I was 

 absolutely sure, that we must travel to Petersburg and do 

 not have by any means such a company against which I had the 

 most disagreeable prejudice" ("Vospominaniya moei zhizni. 

 Zapiski pochetnogo leib-khirurga D. K. Tarasova", 1792-1866, 

 Russkaya Starina", 4, 1871. The author is grateful to 

 prof. I. D. Strashun for the indication of this source). 



From what is stated, it is clear, that Lovetskii 

 adhered to atheistic opinions, from which the Godfearing 



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