Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
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Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life is an influential late-18th-century medical and biological treatise by Erasmus Darwin that proposed early ideas about evolution, physiology, and the organization of living beings.
Aliases (1)
- Zoonomia ×4
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biological treatise
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medical treatise → scientific book → |
| addresses |
mechanisms of life and disease
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organization of living beings → |
| alternativeTitle |
Zoonomia
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| author |
Erasmus Darwin
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| completionYear |
1796
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| containsEarlyIdeaOf |
adaptation through environmental influence
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biological evolution → common ancestry of living beings → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Great Britain
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| discusses |
classification of diseases
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heredity → mental faculties → muscular motion → nervous system → sensory perception → |
| field |
natural history
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theoretical medicine → |
| firstPublicationYear |
1794
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| fullTitle |
Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
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| genre |
scientific prose
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| hasAuthorOccupation |
natural philosopher
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physician → |
| historicalSignificance |
important contribution to Enlightenment medicine
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major pre-Darwinian evolutionary work → |
| influenced |
Charles Darwin
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early evolutionary thought → |
| language |
English
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| numberOfVolumes |
2
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| printedIn |
London
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| proposesConcept |
laws of organic motion
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living filaments as basis of life → |
| proposesTheoryOf |
disease classification
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generation and reproduction → organic life → |
| publicationCentury |
18th century
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| publicationPeriod |
late 18th century
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| relatedWork |
The Temple of Nature
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| subject |
biology
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evolution → medicine → pathology → physiology → psychology → |
| timeOfAuthorship |
Enlightenment era
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Temple of Nature
("Zoonomia")
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The Botanic Garden ("Zoonomia") → |
relatedWork |
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Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
("Zoonomia")
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alternativeTitle |
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Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life
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fullTitle |
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Erasmus Darwin
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notableWork |
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Elizabeth Pole Darwin
("Zoonomia")
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spouse's notable work |