Redi

[ re-dee ]

/ ˈrɛ di /

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noun

Fran·ces·co

[frahn-ches-kaw], /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/, 1626?–98, Italian biologist.

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How to use Redi in a sentence

A distant disciple of the maggot's biographer, I look at the problem in a light which Redi never dreamt of.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
At that time Francesco Redi published the results of his inquiries into the doctrine of spontaneous generation.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White
Borelli in mathematics, Redi in natural history, and many others, enlarged the boundaries of knowledge.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White
The ducal gallery contains portraits both of the master and of the scholar, by the side of those of Gabbiani and Redi.
The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. 1 (of 6)|Luigi Antonio Lanzi

Redi, as we have seen, traced the maggots of putrefying flesh to the eggs of flies.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall