THE HISTORY OF CREATION : OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS BY THE ACTION OF NATURAL CAUSES. A POPULAR EXPOSITION OF THE DOCTRINE OF EVOLUTION IN GENERAL, AND OF THAT OF DARWIN, GOETHE, AND LAMARCK IN PARTICULAR. (VOLUME I ONLY); Translated from the German by E. Ray Lankester
by Haeckel, Ernst
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0978806433
- ISBN 13
- 9780978806439
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Rosamund, CA: Bill Huth Publishers, 2009. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Volume I only. Octavo, 8 in. x 5.2 in., pp. xix, [1], 374, [3] (advertising). Illustrated with frontispiece, two additional full-page plates, and seven figures. Forest green boards with elaborate frame stamped in blind to front and back. Gilt title to spine. Originally published in 1899, The History of Creation was the first book of its kind to apply a doctrine to the whole range of organic morphology and make use of the effect Darwin had on biological sciences during the 19th century. Haeckel looks at Darwin's reform of Descent Theory and its establishment through the doctrine of selection. He introduces Descent Theory into the systematic classification of animals and plants and finds a "natural system" on the basis of genealogy - that is, to construct hypothetical pedigrees for the various species of organisms. The book will be of interest to those studying natural history and the origins of modern scientific thought, it will appeal to researchers both in the natural sciences and in history. (from the recent publisher).
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- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- THE HISTORY OF CREATION : OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EARTH AND ITS INHABITANTS BY THE ACTION OF NATURAL CAUSES. A POPULAR EXPOSITION OF THE DOCTRINE OF EVOLUTION IN GENERAL, AND OF THAT OF DARWIN, GOETHE, AND LAMARCK IN PARTICULAR. (VOLUME I ONLY); Translated from the German by E. Ray Lankester
- Author
- Haeckel, Ernst
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0978806433
- ISBN 13
- 9780978806439
- Publisher
- Bill Huth Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Rosamund, CA
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- evolution, Darwinism
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY;
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