Title: The prolongation of life : optimistic studies /
Authors: Metchnikoff, Elie, 1845-1916.; Mitchell, P. Chalmers 1864-1945.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons,
Year: 1908
Subjects: Longevity; Old age.; Longevity
Contents: The investigation of old age -- Longevity in the animal kingdom -- Investigations on natural death -- Should we try to prolong human life? -- Physical rudiments in man -- Some points in the history of social animals -- Pessimism and optimism -- Goethe and Faust -- Science and morality.