Benson K R
Department of Medical History and Ethics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
J Morphol. 1987 Dec;194(3):221-34. doi: 10.1002/jmor.1051940303.
The centennial of the Journal of Morphology provides a fitting occasion to reflect upon the condition of American biology surrounding the founding years of the Journal. The Journal was started by C.O. Whitman in 1887. At this same time, the American biological community experienced a gradual change from a community of amateurs based within the natural history tradition to a professional community based within universities with specialized research programs. Many of the changes associated with this maturation process are exhibited in the pages of the first ten volumes of the Journal. They show that the Journal played a central role in communicating research methods and questions to the growing community of professional biologists. Moreover, these same volumes provide an accurate record of the character of the morphological sciences at the end of the 19th century.
《形态学杂志》创刊一百周年，为我们反思该杂志创刊前后美国生物学的状况提供了一个恰当的契机。该杂志由C.O. 惠特曼于1887年创办。与此同时，美国生物学界经历了一个逐渐转变的过程，从一个以自然历史传统为基础的业余爱好者群体，转变为一个以大学为基础、拥有专门研究项目的专业群体。与这一成熟过程相关的许多变化都体现在该杂志前十卷中。这些卷册表明，该杂志在向不断壮大的专业生物学家群体传播研究方法和问题方面发挥了核心作用。此外，这些卷册还准确记录了19世纪末形态科学的特点。
