Theory of Spontaneous Generation (1668-1859)
Theory of Spontaneous Generation (1668-1859)! From the time of the ancient Romans, through the middle Ages and until the late nineteenth century, it was generally accepted that some life forms arose spontaneously from non-living matter. Such "spontaneous generation" appeared to occur primarily in decaying matter. For example, a seventeenth century recipe for the spontaneous production of mice required placing sweaty [...]