Swammerdam
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Pascal gave up science after a religious experience; so did the Protestant Jan Swammerdam, one of the first great microscopists.
From Nature ● Oct. 24, 2017
“In nature there is no generation,” the Dutch scientist Jan Swammerdam wrote in 1669, “but only propagation.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
A contemporary of Leeuwenhoek’s, Jan Swammerdam, showed that butterflies, which had been regarded as new creatures born out of the pupa, were already present within the caterpillar: their organs could be identified by dissection.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The Dutch physician Jan Swammerdam dissected countless insect specimens to help dispel the notion that each phase of an insect was a completely different species of animal.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
So the dispute between Reinier de Graaf and Jan Swammerdam over the discovery of the egg within the ovary, which began in 1672, was referred to the Royal Society in London for adjudication.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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