02225cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500630014426400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350801980042452011290062253400450175165300270179670000280182385600430185199900170189444541UtSlPG20260610134025.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQH1 aHaeckel, Ernst,d1834-191914aThe Last Link: Our Present Knowledge of the Descent of Man 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-12-29  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Les Galloway and the Online
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by The Internet Archive)  a"The Last Link: Our Present Knowledge of the Descent of Man" by Ernst Haeckel is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. In this work, the author discusses evolutionary biology, particularly focusing on the descent of humans from primate ancestors, encompassing historical debates and scientific observations related to this topic.  The opening of the text initiates a dialogue on the progress of zoological science and its implications for understanding human ancestry, highlighting the contributions of notable figures such as Lamarck and Darwin. Haeckel introduces the reader to the foundational principles of transformism, which posits that species evolve over time through natural processes. He emphasizes the 'question of questions' regarding human origins, asserting the necessity of examining comparative anatomy and paleontological evidence to draw conclusions about the evolutionary lineage of man. Haeckel sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the methods and evidence that will support the assertion of human descent from lower vertebrates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHuman beings -- Origin1 aGadow, Hans,d1855-192840uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44541  c85380d85380