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From Homer to Redi: Some historical notes about the problem of necrophagous blowflies' reproduction

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Some historical notes about the ideas of the reproduction of necrophagous blowflies are presented, including Homer's Iliad, Ancient Egypt and Near East, the Persian Vendidad, William Shakespeare and the elegant experiments of Francesco Redi, who discredited the theory of spontaneous generation.

Source: Arquivos de Zoologia

DOI: 10.11606/issn.2176-7793.v41i2-4p153-170

Authors: Nelson Papavero, José Roberto Pujol-Luz, Dante Martins Teixeira

Institution: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Language: English

Topic: History of Medicine Studies

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

OpenAlex ID: W2038501628

FWCI: 32.09

Cites: 28

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10