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100 1 _aBölsche, Wilhelm,
_d1861-1939
240 1 0 _aErnst Haeckel. English
245 1 0 _aHaeckel
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-04-05
505 0 _aEarly youth -- At the university -- The radiolaria -- Darwin -- The Scientific Congress of 1863 -- The "General Morphology" -- Growth of ideas -- The crowning years -- Bibliography.
508 _aTim Lindell, Adrian Mastronardi, Barry Abrahamsen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Haeckel: His Life and Work" by Wilhelm Bölsche is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the influential German biologist Ernst Haeckel, exploring his life, ideas, and the impact of his contributions to science, particularly in the field of evolutionary biology. Haeckel's character is framed against the backdrop of 19th-century scientific thought, his passionate advocacy for Darwin's evolution theory, and his colorful personality in scientific circles. The opening of the work sets the stage by highlighting Haeckel's significant contributions and the controversies surrounding him. It delves into his early years, establishing a vivid account of his childhood influences, his relentless curiosity about nature, and his formative education. The narrative captures Haeckel's unique blend of scientific rigor and artistic sensibility, depicting how his upbringing and personal experiences shaped his philosophical approach to biology. Additionally, it foreshadows the conflicts and alliances he would encounter in his scientific career, particularly in relation to the Darwinian debate, positioning Haeckel as a pivotal figure in the evolution of biological thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: George W. Jacobs, 1906
653 _aEvolution (Biology) -- History
653 _aHaeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919
700 1 _aMcCabe, Joseph,
_d1867-1955
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/haeckelhislifewo00bl/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70451
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