History of biology History of biology Friedrich Leopold August Weismann (* January 17, 1834 in Frankfurt am Main; † November 5, 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German Biologist. Ernst Mayr ranks him the second most notable evolutionary theorist of the 19th century, after Charles Darwin. ...more on Wikipedia about "August Weismann"
Cabinets of curiosities (also known as wunderkammer or wonder-rooms) were collections of natural history artifacts kept by many early practitioners of science in Europe, and were precursors to natural history museums. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cabinet of curiosities"
Cell theory is a scientific theory that is one of the foundations of biology. The generally accepted parts of cell theory include: ...more on Wikipedia about "Cell theory"
The Great Chain of Being is a classical and western medieval conception of the order of the universe, whose chief characteristic is a strict hierarchal system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great chain of being"
Agronomy and the related disciplines of agricultural science today are very different from what they were before about 1950. Intensification of agriculture since the 1960s in developed and developing countries, often referred to as the Green Revolution, was closely tied to progress made in selecting and improving crops and animals for high productivity, as well as to developing additional inputs such as artificial fertilizers and phytosanitary products. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of agricultural science"
* History of anatomy in ancient times ...more on Wikipedia about "History of anatomy"
History of Animals (or "Historia Animalium", or "On the History of Animals") is a zoological natural history text by Aristotle. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Animals"
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The history of biology dates as far back as the rise of various civilization as classic philosophers did their own ways of biology as a system of understanding life. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of biology"
Ecology is generally spoken of as a new science, having only become prominent in the second half of the 20th Century. Nonetheless, ecological thinking at some level has been around for a long time, and the principles of ecology have developed gradually, closely intertwined with the development of other biological disciplines. Thus, one of the first ecologists may have been Aristotle or perhaps his student, Theophrastus, both of whom had interest in many species of animals. Theophrastus described interrelationships between animals and between animals and their environment as early as the 4th century BC (Ramalay, 1940). ...more on Wikipedia about "History of ecology"
This article is part of the History of Zoology series. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of zoology (before Darwin)"
This article is part of the History of Zoology series. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of zoology, post-Darwin"
The inheritance of acquired characters (or characteristics) is the hereditary mechanism by which changes in physiology acquired over the life of an organism (such as muscle enlarged through use) are transmitted to offspring. It is often equated with the evolutionary theory of French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck; however, the idea was commonly accepted in Lamarck's time. In fact, the mechanism was accepted by Charles Darwin and was not widely rejected until the early 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inheritance of acquired characters"
John Henry Comstock ( 1849- 1931) was an eminent researcher in Entomology and a leading educator. His work provided the basis for classification of butterflies, moths, and scale insects. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Henry Comstock"
This is a list of notable biologists. It includes zoologists, botanists, ornithologists, malacologists, naturalists and other specialities. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of biologists"
The Discovery of the DNA Double Helix ...more on Wikipedia about "Molecular structure of Nucleic Acids"
The nature study movement was a popular education movement in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nature study—closely related to natural history—emphasized first-hand appreciation of nature and its beauty, rather than an analytical understanding of the natural world. The movement was led by Anna Botsford Comstock and Liberty Hyde Bailey, and often associated with girl's education as a replacement for more formal science training. Cornell University, where Anna Comstock and her husband John Henry Comstock taught , was the center of the nature study movement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nature study"
Pangenesis was Charles Darwin's hypothetical mechanism for heredity. He presented this 'provisional hypothesis' in his 1868 work The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication and felt that it brought 'together a multitude of facts which are at present left disconnected by any efficient cause'. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pangenesis"
Walther Flemming (born April 21 1843 in Sachsenberg, Germany; died August 4 1905 in Kiel) was a founder of the study of cytogenetics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Walther Flemming"
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