This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... LECTURE IV THE ARGUMENT FROM EMBRYOLOGY The last lecture was devoted to the consideration of the evidence afforded by fossils in regard to the theory of Evolution, and may be summed up as follows: --The evidence afforded by fossils is not so complete as we could wish, but we are able to point out the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... LECTURE IV THE ARGUMENT FROM EMBRYOLOGY The last lecture was devoted to the consideration of the evidence afforded by fossils in regard to the theory of Evolution, and may be summed up as follows: --The evidence afforded by fossils is not so complete as we could wish, but we are able to point out the causes which render it difficult or impossible for continuous series to be preserved; fossils give no evidence against Evolution, and some remarkable series have already been unearthed, such as those of the Horse and Paludina, which would be unintelligible without Evolution; the evidence is steadily increasing in amount and importance; and the evidence of fossils is a disproof of catastrophism. We are now concerned with the most recent of biological sciences. Embryology, or the Science of Development, is prominently associated with the names of Von Baer, 1792-1881, and Balfour, 18511882. It is utterly vain in one lecture to give any idea of the extraordinary multitude of facts accumulated within the last quarter of a century, or of the numerous and fascinating theories to which these facts have given origin; it is here merely as bearing on the doctrine of Evolution that we have to consider Embryology. There are two great questions to be considered: --First: Does embryology afford evidence for or against the possibility of the descent of animals from unlike ancestors? Secondly: If it gives evidence in favour of such descent, does it afford us any clue in regard to the actual line of descent in a given case, and will it help us to reconstruct the pedigrees or past histories of animals? The answer to the first question is found in the extraordinary changes which an animal may undergo in its own person, during development, within the space of a.
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Good. 1894. Hardcover. Cloth. 8vo. 236 pp. Some shelf wear to boards, with scuffing and noticeable splitting to spine. Ex-library with usual markings and labels. Sound working copy.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Octavo clothbound hardback. Cover is discoloured and worn. Spine is unattached on the right side except for the bottom corner. The spine has gilt lettering. The binding is exposed on the inside of the front board. Foxing is common within but pages are in otherwise fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
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