Animalcules
51TARDIGRADE — adj. des deux genres T. de Zoologie Qui marche avec lenteur. Il s’emploie surtout comme nom masculin pluriel pour désigner une Famille de mammifères qui n’ont pas de dents incisives, dont les doigts sont réunis jusqu’aux ongles et qui sont… …
52Heredity — is the passing of traits to offspring. This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. Through heredity, variations exhibited by individuals can… …
53September 17 — Events*1176 The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought. *1462 The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec) is fought during Thirteen Years War. *1577 The Peace of Bergerac is signed between Henry III of France and the Huguenots. *1630 The city of… …
54Antonie van Leeuwenhoek — Infobox Person name = Antonie van Leeuwenhoek image size = 225px caption = birth name = Thonius Philips van Leeuwenhoek birth date = birth date|1632|10|24 birth place = Delft, Netherlands death date = death date and age|1723|08|30|1632|10|24… …
55Timeline of biology and organic chemistry — A timeline of significant events in biology and organic chemistryBefore 1600* c. 450 B.C. Sushruta writes the Sushruta Samhita , describing over 120 surgical instruments and 300 surgical procedures, classifies human surgery in 8 categories, and… …
56Athanasius Kircher — Portrait of Kircher from Mundus Subterraneus, 1664 Born 2 May 1601 or 1602 Geisa, Abbacy of Fulda Died 27 November or 28 November 16 …
57Cell theory — refers to the idea that cells are the basic unit of structure in every living thing. Development of this theory during the Mid 1600s was made possible by advances in microscopy. This theory is one of the foundations of biology. The theory says… …
58Euglena — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Protista …
59History of zoology (through 1859) — This article considers the history of zoology before the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859.Pre scientific zoologyHumans have been fascinated by the other members of the animal kingdom throughout history. In early Europe, they …
60Homunculus — The concept of a homunculus (Latin for little man , plural homunculi ; the diminutive of homo , man ) is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. In the scientific sense of an unknowable prime actor, it can be viewed as an entity or… …
