An edition of Darwin and modern science (1910)

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

2nd printing.
Darwin and modern science
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An edition of Darwin and modern science (1910)

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

2nd printing.

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Table of Contents

Introductory letter to the editor from Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
Darwin's predecessors / by J. Arthur Thomson
The selection theory / by A. Weismann
Variation / by Hugo de Vries
Heredity and variation in modern lights / by W. Bateson
The minute structure of cells in relation to heredity / by E. Strasburger
"The descent of man" / by G. Schwalbe
Charles Darwin as an anthropologist / by E. Haeckel
Some primitive theories of the origin of man / by J.G. Frazer
The influence of Darwin on the study of animal embryology / by A. Sedgwick
The palaeontological record. I. Animals / by W.B. Scott
The palaeontological record. II. Plants / by D.H. Scott
The influence of environment on the forms of plants / by G. Klebs
Experimental study of the influence of environment on animals / by J. Loeb
The value of colour in the struggle for life / by E.B. Poulton
Geographical distribution of plants / by Sir W. Thiselton-Dyer
Geographical distribution of animals / by H. Gadow
Darwin and geology / by J.W. Judd
Darwin's work on the movements of plants / by F. Darwin
The biology of flowers / by K. Goebel
Mental factors in evolution / by C.L. Morgan
The influence of the conception of evolution on modern philosophy / by H. Höffding
Darwinism and sociology / by C. Bouglé
The influence of Darwin upon religious thought / by P.N. Waggett
The influence of Darwinism on the study of religions / by J.E. Harrison
Evolution and the science of language / by P. Giles
Darwinism and history / by J.B. Bury
The genesis of double stars / by G. Darwin
The evolution of matter / by W.C.D. Whetham.

Edition Notes

"First edition 1909. Reprinted 1910"--T.p. verso.

With half title; publisher information and device on its verso.

Includes editor's preface to the first edition.

"Dates of the publication of Charles Darwin's books and of the principal events in his life": p. [xiii]-xvii.

Frontispiece portrait of Darwin has facsimile of his signature; most plates have guard sheets.

Reproduction of the original from the Huntington Library.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Series
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I, Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I

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1 online resource ([3], xvii, [1], 595 p., [4] leaves of plates (1 col.))
Number of pages
595

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OL44693897M
OCLC/WorldCat
1136198233

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OL17127275W

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