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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.

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Corporate Authors: Cambridge Philosophical Society., Cambridge University Press.
Contributors: Seward, A. C. 1863-1941.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, University Press, 1909.
Subjects and Genres:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. > On the origin of species.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. > On the origin of species
On the origin of species (Darwin, Charles)
Science > History.
Evolution (Biology)
Biological Evolution
Science > history
Sciences > Histoire.
Évolution (Biologie)
evolution.
Science.
Natural history
Electronic books.
Festschriften.
History.
Online Access:http://archive.org/details/darwinandmoderns028656mbp
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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 influenceof 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 thescience of language, by P. Giles.
  • Darwinism and history, by J.B. Bury.
  • The genesis of double stars, by Sir G. Darwin.
  • The evolution of matter, by W.C.D. Whetham.

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