Encyclopaedia Britannica biography section on Louis Pasteur's 1859 work disproving spontaneous generation with the swan-neck flask.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Pasteur/Spontaneous-generation
Source Typeencyclopedia
Reliability Tier2
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Louis Pasteur: Spontaneous Generation (Britannica)
Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)
This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 4 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Scientists, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 connected, 1 general references.
- Articles, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
- Theories, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Experiments, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
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