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100 1 _aHaeckel, Ernst,
_d1834-1919
245 1 4 _aThe History of Creation, Vol. 1 (of 2) :
_bOr the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-08-14
508 _aProduced by Adrian Mastronardi, Turgut Dincer, Jason Palmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The History of Creation, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Ernst Haeckel is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a popular exposition of evolution, detailing the development of Earth and its inhabitants through natural causes, while particularly expounding upon the theories of Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck. Haeckel aims to make the complex theories surrounding biological evolution accessible to a broader audience. The opening of this volume presents Haeckel's views on the significance of Darwin's theories of descent and natural selection in modern biology. He emphasizes that the Theory of Descent fundamentally alters our understanding of life and its origins, positing that all organisms share common ancestry and have evolved through gradual changes rather than miraculous creation. The author seeks to clarify misconceptions surrounding Darwinism and underscores the importance of understanding organic forms as products of mechanical processes influenced by environmental factors, rather than divine design, setting the stage for a comprehensive exploration of evolutionary biology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEvolution
653 _aHuman beings -- Origin
653 _aHeredity
700 1 _aLankester, E. Ray, Sir
_q(Edwin Ray),
_d1847-1929
700 1 _aSchmitz, L. Dora
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40472
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