The Mystery Of Life: An Essay In Reply To Dr. Gull's Attack On The Theory Of Vitality In His Harveian Oration For 1870 (1871)
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ISBN10: 1437165486
ISBN13: 9781437165487
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Nov 26 2008
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781437165487
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Nov 26 2008
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Mystery of Life is a book written by Lionel Smith Beale in 1871. The book is a response to Dr. Gull's attack on the theory of vitality in his Harveian Oration for 1870. Beale's essay delves into the concept of life and its mysteries, exploring the vital force that animates living organisms. He argues that this vital force cannot be explained by the laws of physics and chemistry alone, and that there must be something more to life than just the sum of its physical parts. Beale's work is a thought-provoking exploration of the nature of life and its mysteries, and remains an important contribution to the field of biology and philosophy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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