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1759 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (683 words) |
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| 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). |
| January 11 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated. |
| MONSTER - LoveToKnow Article on MONSTER (5073 words) |
| In zoology, monsters or monstrous births are the subject of Animal Teratology, ~a department of morphological science treating of deviations from the normal development of the embryo. |
| The doctrine of pre-formation (see HEREDITY) obsessed biological science until 1759 when C. Wolff overthrew it, and Harveys advance was not pursued, except that a number of anatomists published careful studies and descriptions of monsters or monstrous organs. |
| A discussion almost as memorable as that between E. St Hilaire and Cuvier on specific types was pursued in the French Academy from 1724 to 1743, J. Winslow, who supported the current pre-formationist view, having the better of the argument with Louis Lmery, who was almost alone in a rational interpretation of monstrosities. |
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