KÖLLIKER, Rudolph Albert von. Embryologie ou traité complet du développement de l'homme et des animaux supérieurs. 1882.
KÖLLIKER, Rudolph Albert von.
Embryologie ou traité complet du développement de l'homme et des animaux supérieurs.
Paris, C. Reinwald, 1882.
8vo (248x158 mm), (4)-xviii-1059 pages. binding : Contemporary full cloth, gilt flat spine lettered in gilt. Corners chipped. Spine detached. Minor foxing.
First edition in French.
First book on comparative embryology, first published in 1861 under the title "Entwicklungsgeschichte des Menschen und der höheren Thiere".
Kölliker (1817-1905) was a Swiss doctor, anatomist, histologist, physiologist, neuroscientist and zoologist, who is well-known for having highlighted the differences between smooth and striated muscles.
references: Garrison-Morton [487 (ed. 1861) : "First book on comparative embryology."].
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