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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAP. I Introductory
- CHAP. II Origin of the Idea of Evolution
- CHAP. III The Development of the Idea of Evolution to the Inorganic World
- CHAP. IV The Triumph of Catastrophism over Evolution
- CHAP. V The Revolt Scrope and Lyell against Catastrophism
- CHAP. VI The Principles of Geology
- CHAP. VII The Influence of Lyell's Works
- CHAP. VIII Early Attempts to establish the Doctrine of Evolution for the Organic World
- CHAP. IX Darwin and Wallace: The Theory of Natural Selection
- CHAP. X The Origin of Species
- CHAP. XI The Influence of Drawin's Works
- CHAP. XII The Place of Lyell and Darwin in History
- Notes
- Index
- Plate section
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- CHAP. I Introductory
- CHAP. II Origin of the Idea of Evolution
- CHAP. III The Development of the Idea of Evolution to the Inorganic World
- CHAP. IV The Triumph of Catastrophism over Evolution
- CHAP. V The Revolt Scrope and Lyell against Catastrophism
- CHAP. VI The Principles of Geology
- CHAP. VII The Influence of Lyell's Works
- CHAP. VIII Early Attempts to establish the Doctrine of Evolution for the Organic World
- CHAP. IX Darwin and Wallace: The Theory of Natural Selection
- CHAP. X The Origin of Species
- CHAP. XI The Influence of Drawin's Works
- CHAP. XII The Place of Lyell and Darwin in History
- Notes
- Index
- Plate section
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- The Coming of EvolutionThe Story of a Great Revolution in Science, pp. i - xPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009First published in: 1910