Darwin and Modern Science Essays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of The Origin of Species
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- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- DATES OF THE PUBLICATION OF CHARLES DARWIN'S BOOKS AND OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN HIS LIFE
- I Introductory Letter to the Editor from SIR
- II Darwin's Predecessors
- III The Selection Theory
- IV Variation
- V Heredity and Variation in Modern Lights
- VI The Minute Structure of Cells in Relation to Heredity
- VII “The Descent of Man”
- VIII Charles Darwin as an Anthropologist
- IX Some Primitive Theories of the Origin of Man
- X The Influence of Darwin on the Study of Animal Embryology
- XI The Palaeontological Record. I. Animals
- XII The Palaeontological Record. II. Plants
- XIII The Influence of Environment on the Forms of Plants
- XIV Experimental Study of the Influence of Environment on Animals
- XV The Value of Colour in the Struggle for Life
- XVI Geographical Distribution of Plants
- XVII Geographical Distribution of Animals
- XVIII Darwin and Geology
- XIX Darwin's work on the Movements of Plants
- XX The Biology of Flowers
- XXI Mental Factors in Evolution
- XXII The Influence of the Conception of Evolution on Modern Philosophy
- XXIII Darwinism and Sociology
- XXIV The Influence of Darwin upon Religious Thought
- XXV The Influence of Darwinism on the Study of Religions
- XXVI Evolution and the Science of Language
- XXVII Darwinism and History
- XXVIII The Genesis of Double Stars
- XXIX The Evolution of Matter
- INDEX
Frontmatter
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- DATES OF THE PUBLICATION OF CHARLES DARWIN'S BOOKS AND OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN HIS LIFE
- I Introductory Letter to the Editor from SIR
- II Darwin's Predecessors
- III The Selection Theory
- IV Variation
- V Heredity and Variation in Modern Lights
- VI The Minute Structure of Cells in Relation to Heredity
- VII “The Descent of Man”
- VIII Charles Darwin as an Anthropologist
- IX Some Primitive Theories of the Origin of Man
- X The Influence of Darwin on the Study of Animal Embryology
- XI The Palaeontological Record. I. Animals
- XII The Palaeontological Record. II. Plants
- XIII The Influence of Environment on the Forms of Plants
- XIV Experimental Study of the Influence of Environment on Animals
- XV The Value of Colour in the Struggle for Life
- XVI Geographical Distribution of Plants
- XVII Geographical Distribution of Animals
- XVIII Darwin and Geology
- XIX Darwin's work on the Movements of Plants
- XX The Biology of Flowers
- XXI Mental Factors in Evolution
- XXII The Influence of the Conception of Evolution on Modern Philosophy
- XXIII Darwinism and Sociology
- XXIV The Influence of Darwin upon Religious Thought
- XXV The Influence of Darwinism on the Study of Religions
- XXVI Evolution and the Science of Language
- XXVII Darwinism and History
- XXVIII The Genesis of Double Stars
- XXIX The Evolution of Matter
- INDEX
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- Darwin and Modern ScienceEssays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of The Origin of Species, pp. i - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009First published in: 1909