The Beginnings of Life: Being Some Account of the Nature, Modes of Origin and Transformation of Lower Organisms, Volume 1Macmillan and Company, 1872 |
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action aggregate Algæ alkaline ammonic tartrate amongst animal appearance atoms Bacteria Bacterium body boiled capable carbonic acid changes chemical Ciliated colloidal complex compounds containing contractility corpuscles diameter doctrine elements ethereal waves evidence evolution existence experimental experiments fact favour fermentation filaments flask fluid Foraminifera formation Fungi fungus germinal germinal vesicle germs gonidia gradually granular granules growth Haeckel heat Herbert Spencer indestructible influence infusion Infusoria kind Leptothrix less living matter living organisms living things manifestations mass material ments microscopical minute mode of origin molecular molecules Monera motion movements muscle nature nitrogen not-living novo nucleus occur organic matter ovum oxygen particles Pasteur peculiar pellicle phenomena physical forces plants plastide pre-existing present produced Prof properties Protista protoplasm reproduction Rotifers says Schwann seen similar sodic phosphate solution Spencer spores substance taking place temperature tion tissues Torula transformation vegetable vital force whilst