Archetypes of Sex

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Andreas Deutsch
Archetypes of Sex
Unmasking Algae’s Innocence, the Nathanael Pringsheim Revolution
246 pp, 129 Figs., paperback, 30.00 €
ISBN 978-3-86225-143-8
_{(To be published on 15 September 2026; e-book available.)}
The biography of a pioneering botanist whose microscopic discoveries helped redefine modern biology. Learn more at The Pringsheim Project.

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Free sample from the e-book/pdf edition at ISBN 978-3-86225-584-9 (includes the preface) Buy e-book/pdf edition (€30.00) at ISBN 978-3-86225-584-9 Pre-order printed edition (€30.00 plus shipping***) at ISBN 978-3-86225-143-8 (Ships from the publisher within 5 business days. 60-day return policy.) Publication date: 15 September 2026. Pre-orders will begin shipping on 9 September. ***Free worldwide shipping on all pre-orders placed by 15 September 2026. Individual chapters: Preface by the author (6 pp.) E-book/PDF edition (€0.00) available from 1 Influences: Science in transition (20 pp.) E-book/PDF edition (€16.00) available from 2 Career: The life of Nathanael Pringsheim (64 pp.) E-book/PDF edition (€24.00) available from 3 Scientific work: Archetypes of sexuality (46 pp.) E-book/PDF edition (€24.00) available from 4 Marine Biology: Pringsheim's legacy on Helgoland (40 pp.) E-book/PDF edition (€24.00) available from 5 Aesthetics: Art forms of microscopy (28 pp.) E-book/PDF edition (€20.00) available from Appendix: Documents, literature, index (34 pp.) E-book/PDF edition (€16.00) available from External webshops: The provider’s terms and conditions apply.

German language edition

Andreas Deutsch
Urformen der Sexualität
Wie Nathanael Pringsheim den Algen die Unschuld nahm
260 Seiten, 160 überwiegend farbige Fotografien, Originalzeichnungen und Schemata, Pb., 24,80 Euro
ISBN 978-3-86225-142-1
Der Botaniker und Algenforscher Nathaniel Pringsheim (1823–1894) und seine revolutionäre Entdeckung der Sexualität als allgemeines Lebensprinzip.

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