02629cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000150007804000110009304100170010405000070012110000430012824500250017126400510019630000470024733600260029433700260032033800360034649000260038249000390040850000310044750801840047852012560066253400650191865300140198370000470199783000260204483000390207085600720210985600430218199900190222476749UtSlPG20260610134757.0mcr n260607r20251923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aca24000684  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQH1 aMason, Johnq(John Harmon),d1867-196810aEvolution made plain 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aPocket series no. 4671 a[Little blue books series no. 467]  aRelease date is 2025-08-28  aTim Miller, Tom Trussel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Evolution made plain by John Mason" is a concise popular science pamphlet written in the early 20th century. It is a scientific publication that introduces the theory of evolution in plain language, explaining how natural selection and other natural laws account for the development of all life, including humans.  The book defines what evolution is and is not, separates it from common misconceptions, and surveys geological time and the fossil record to show a progression from simple to complex forms. It marshals anatomical and embryological evidence (homologies, vestigial organs, and stages of development), discusses “connecting links,” and compares humans and apes alongside early human fossils. It explains natural selection, variation, artificial selection, and the idea of mutations, then extends these ideas to social thought, urging free inquiry and tolerance while criticizing biblical literalism and popular objections. In its final sections it applies heredity and environment to human progress, argues for the primacy of the common good, and controversially advocates eugenic measures, calling for improved environments and responsible reproduction as the path to future advancement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cGirard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1923  aEvolution1 aHaldeman-Julius, E.q(Emanuel),d1888-1951 0aPocket series no. 467 0a[Little blue books series no. 467]4 uhttps://archive.org/details/evolutionmadepla00maso/page/n1/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76749  c117474d117474