Microbiology and the spontaneous generation debate during the 1870's
By: by Glenn Vandervliet
Series: Coronado publications in history of science
Publisher: Coronado Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Spontaneous generation; Microbiology; History
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 107-127.
Table of contents: title: I. Introduction; title: II. Microbiology in the Early 1870's; title: (1) Technical Limitations; title: (2) Gaps in Microbial Knowledge; title: (3) Ineffective Heat-Sterilization Procedures; title: III. The Turnip-Cheese Episode; title: IV. The Hay-Infusion Episode; title: V. The Urine Episode; title: VI. Factors Determining the Thermal Resistance of Infusions; title: (1) Circumstances of the Sterilization Process; title: (2) Characteristics of the Media; title: (3) Role of Different Kinds of Microbes; title: VII. Heat-Sterilization Procedures of the 1870's; title: (1) Prolonged Boiling at 100 degrees C; title: (2) Heat-Treatment above 100 degrees C; title: (3) Discontinuous Heating or Tyndallization; title: (4) Dry-Oven Method of Heat Sterilization; title: Conclusion; title: Footnotes to Text; title: Bibliography; title: Index