Catching Nature in the Act
Réaumur and the Practice of Natural History in the Eighteenth Century
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2. "Catching Nature in the Act"
3. Seeing Again and Again: Illustration and Observation in Domestic Surroundings
4. Recruiting Observers and Training "Philosophical Eyes"
5. Natural Prodigies: Asexual Reproduction and Regeneration
6. A Spectacle Pleasing to the Mind: Natural History on Display
7. Chickens, Eggs, and the Perennial Question of the Generation of Animals
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Choice Magazine: CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Awards
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Society for the History of Natural History: Thackray Medal
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Biological Sciences: Natural History
History: European History
Physical Sciences: History and Philosophy of Physical Sciences
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