Project Gutenberg 2015-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 148 Bastian, H. Charlton 1837 1915 Bastian, Henry Charlton The modes of origin of lowest organisms including a discussion of the experiments of M. Pasteur Produced by Thiers Halliwell, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Modes of Origin of Lowest Organisms" by H. Charlton Bastian is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book critically examines the origins of simple life forms, particularly focusing on bacteria and yeast-like organisms, and challenges the prevailing theories of spontaneous generation and fermentation espoused by contemporaries such as Louis Pasteur. Bastian aims to present evidence in favor of alternative concepts regarding the emergence of life, including what he terms "Archebiosis"—the idea that simple organisms can arise de novo from non-living matter. At the start of this work, Bastian sets the stage by outlining the debates surrounding the origins of life and fermentation, particularly positioning his research against the viewpoints of Pasteur and others advocating for a purely vitalistic interpretation. He emphasizes the importance of rigorous experimentation to counter existing beliefs, detailing the methods by which he conducts experiments to observe the formation of bacteria in various environments. In the preface, he hints at the controversy surrounding his conclusions and the resistance he faces from established scientific authorities, preparing readers for a thorough examination of the evidence and theories he presents in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Life -- Origin Spontaneous generation QH Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Science - Biology 369974 2025-07-19T16:08:52.120084 text/html 351596 2024-10-24T17:41:09 text/html 313121 2025-07-19T16:08:59.473060 application/epub+zip 315863 2025-07-19T16:08:53.730085 application/epub+zip 194600 2025-07-19T16:08:52.886096 application/epub+zip 482701 2025-07-19T16:09:03.198057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459102 2025-07-19T16:08:58.421092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308535 2022-09-22T11:23:23.098475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296233 2025-07-19T16:08:51.153104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276317 2024-10-24T17:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17530 2025-07-19T16:09:03.338033 application/rdf+xml 18930 2025-07-19T16:08:52.985112 image/jpeg 2162 2025-07-19T16:08:52.936079 image/jpeg 302299 2025-07-19T16:08:52.155125 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia