Sur les corpuscules organisés qui existent dans l’atmosphère: Examen de la doctrine des générations spontanées 1861
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“If Pasteur was a genius, it was not through ethereal subtlety of mind. Although often bold and imaginative, his work was characterized mainly by clearheadedness, extraordinary experimental skill, and tenacity — almost obstinacy — of purpose. … The effect of his efforts to discredit the theory of spontaneous generation … was due less to profound conceptual originality than to experimental ingenuity and polemical virtuosity.” — Dictionary of
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