FETAL DEVELOPMENT—A MAJOR DISCOVERY: Untersuchungen Ueber Die Gefaessverbindung Zwischen Mutter und Frucht in den Saeugethieren
by BAER, Karl Ernst von
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Folio. Full-page etched plate in contemporary hand color. Rare in the original publisher's cloth with etched paper label affixed to the front panel, remains of spine label; minor foxing, overall in excellent condition.
First and only edition of this groundbreaking treatise on placental physiology dedicated to the famous anthropologist S. T. v. Soemmerring (1755-1830) on the 5th anniversary of his doctorate. Building on his published discovery of the mammalian ovum the prior year, Baer here lays out his four laws on epigenetic embryology, which dictate that mammals develop their general characteristics first and their specialized features later. This major step in research on fetal development addressed the issues of how the fetus is nourished and proved that the maternal blood circulation and fetal blood circulation are separate. His scientific findings effectively ended the theory of preformative embryonic development, thus aligning his theories with those of Darwin.
Von Baer (1792-1876) was a Russian scientist credited with establishing the field of comparative embryology. He made a number of specific discoveries in vertebrate morphogenesis related to the development of specific organs or organ systems. He also introduced the term "spermatozoa" for so-called "animalcules" (microscopically small organisms) in the semen. In 1826, Baer discovered the mammal's egg in the ovary, ending a search that had begun at least as early as the seventeenth century. Singer, 465.
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- Bookseller
- Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18852
- Title
- FETAL DEVELOPMENT—A MAJOR DISCOVERY
- Author
- BAER, Karl Ernst von
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- ONLY EDITION
- Publisher
- J.B. Hirschfeld for Leopold Voss
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1828
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- embryology, mammals, fetal development, evolution, Darwin, blood circulation, genetics, heredity, embryonic, biology, german imprints, 19th century
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