Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3 by George John Romanes

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24800.html.images 881 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24800.epub3.images 5.3 MB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24800.epub.images 5.3 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24800.epub.noimages 364 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24800.kf8.images 5.6 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24800.kindle.images 5.5 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24800.txt.utf-8 718 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/24800/pg24800-h.zip 5.0 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Romanes, George John, 1848-1894
Title Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3
An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions
Note Reading ease score: 43.4 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, LN Yaddanapudi and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3" by George John Romanes is a scientific exposition written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the Darwinian theory of evolution and explores the developments of biological science following Darwin's contributions, particularly addressing questions that arose post-Darwin. Romanes endeavors to make complex scientific ideas accessible to general readers and biological students, aiming to elucidate the foundational principles of organic evolution. The opening of the book sets the stage for an exploration of the significant shifts in biological methodology that arose as a result of Darwin's theories. Romanes discusses how Darwin's work catalyzed a new understanding of scientific inquiry, moving away from purely empirical observations to a more holistic approach involving hypothesis and speculation. He emphasizes the profound impact of Darwin's "Origin of Species," noting that previous notions of classification and the relationship between facts and theories in natural history were fundamentally altered. This introduction hints at a comprehensive examination of the evidence supporting evolution, the historical context of Darwinian thought, and the ongoing debates within the scientific community regarding natural selection and the mechanisms of evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class QH: Science: Natural history
Subject Evolution (Biology)
Subject Heredity
Category Text
EBook-No. 24800
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 104 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!