Redi is featured in many modern-day science textbooks due to his experiment.

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Born in Assvill, Tuscany, he is most well-known for his experiment in 1668 which is regarded as one of the first steps in refuting "spontaneous generation" - a theory also known as Aristotelian abiogenesis. At the time, prevailing wisdom was that maggots formed naturally from rotting meat. In the experiment, Redi took six jars and divided them into three pairs. In the first, he put, in the second, a dead fish, and in the third jar he put a raw chunk of veal. He then took another three jars, putting the same things in them. Redi divided these jars into two groups; each group consisting of three jars with three different things. Redi took one group of jars, and covered the tops with gauze so air can get it, but nothing else can. He left the other group of jars open. He waited for several days, and saw that maggots appeared on the objects in the open jars, on which flies had been able to land, but not on the gauze-covered jars, on which no flies had access to. For other uses, see Tuscany (disambiguation). ... In the scientific method, an experiment (Latin: ex- periri, of (or from) trying) is a set of observations performed in the context of solving a particular problem or question, to support or falsify a hypothesis or research concerning phenomena. ... 1668 (MDCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Abiogenesis, in its most general sense, is the hypothetical generation of life from non-living matter. ... Abiogenesis (Greek a-bio-genesis, non biological origins) is the formation of life from non-living matter. ... Look up maggot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kinnikuman character, see Meat Alexandria. ... For other uses, see Fish (disambiguation). ... Veal is the meat of young calves (usually male) appreciated for its delicate taste and tender texture. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He continued his experiments by capturing the maggots and waiting for them to metamorphose, which they did, becoming common flies. Also, when dead flies or maggots were put in sealed jars with dead animals or veal, no maggots appeared, but when the same thing was done with living flies, maggots did appear.

Redi was also a poet, his best known work being Bacchus in Tuscany. The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ...

A crater on Mars was named in his honor. Tycho crater on Earths moon. ... Adjectives: Martian Atmosphere Surface pressure: 0. ...

External links

• Francesco Redi entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia
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