1. Editors' Note

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 1

2. The Romantic Conception of Robert J. Richards

   • Michael Ruse

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 23

3. Michael Ruse's Design for Living

   • Robert J. Richards

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 38

4. In the Cradle of Heredity; French Physicians and L'Hérédité Naturelle in the Early 19th Century

   • Carlos López-Beltrán

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 72

5. The ``Evolutionary Synthesis'' of George Udny Yule

   • James G. Tabery

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 101

6. The Nurse of Parasites: Gender Concepts in Patrick Manson's Parasitological Research

   • Shang-Jen Li

   OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 130

7. Creating a Cosmic Discipline: The Crystallization and Consolidation of Exobiology, 1957–1973

   • James E. Strick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 180

8. Book Reviews

   • Mark V. Barrow

   BookReview Pages: 181 - 212