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Charles Darwin [[electronic resource] ] : the founder of the Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection
| Charles Darwin [[electronic resource] ] : the founder of the Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection |
| Autore | Wichler Gerhard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina |
576.82
925.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Bibliography
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN | 1-4831-8448-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Charles Darwin: The Founder of the Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; PART I: The History of the Theory of Evolution; Chapter 1. The Early Period of the Idea of Evolution (approx. 1600-1730) Raleigh, Hale, Leibniz, de Maillet; Chapter 2. Linné (1707-1778) and Buffon (1707-1788); LINNÉ; BUFFON; Chapter 3. In the Period 1770-1805 the Constancy of Species was accepted as a Scientific View. Only the Natural Philosophers Treviranus and Erasmus Darwin advocated The Theory of Evolution
ERASMUS DARWIN (1731-1802)Chapter 4. The additional Knowledge gained in the Nineteenth Century did not further Ideas on Descent-Cuvier, von Baer; UNITY OF THE PLAN; THE GEOLOGICAL PROGRESSION; CUVIER'S THEORY OF CATASTROPHES; THE BIOGENETIC RULE; Chapter 5. Summary of Arguments for and against the Theory of Evolution; EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE; Chapter 6. Sentimental Reasons against the Theory of Evolution; Chapter 7. The Three Followers of the Theory of Evolution known before 1859: Lamarck, Chambers, Geoffroy St. Hilaire LAMARCK, CHAMBERS AND GEOFFROY ST. HILAIRE: COMMON ASPECTS OF THEIR IDEASLAMARCK (1744-1829); ROBERT CHAMBERS (1802-1871); ETIENNE GEOFFROY ST. HILAIRE (1772-1844); Chapter 8. Further (up to 1859 unknown) Followers of the Theory of Evolution-Schleiden, von Unger, Schaaffhausen, Spencer; 1. THE BOTANIST MATTHIAS SCHLEIDEN (1804-1881); 2. THE BOTANIST AND PALAEONTOLOGIST FRANZ VON UNGER (1800-1870); 3. THE ANTHROPOLOGIST KONRAD SCHAAFFHAUSEN (1816-1893); 4. THE PHILOSOPHER HERBERT SPENCER ( 1820-1903) Chapter 9. In the last Decades before 1859 the Hypothesis of Creation of all Species was generally acceptedPART II: The Basis and Development of the Theories of Evolution and Natural Selection; Introduction; Chapter 10. How Darwin arrived at the Theory of Evolution; Chapter 11. Basis of the Theory of Natural Selection; Chapter 12. The History of the Theory of Natural Selection; Chapter 13. Development of the Theories of Evolution and Natural Selection; Evidence that Sufficient Variations Occur in Nature even Today; Evidence of the Harshness of the Struggle for Life of all Animals and Plants Solution of the Counter-arguments (Arguments against Descent)Addition of New Evidences to the Known Proofs for Evolution; PART III:; Chapter 14. Darwin Promoted or Established New Branches of Biology; Researches on Domesticated Animals and Cultivated Plants; The Expression of the Emotions; The Problem of Instinct; Darwin: A Modern Animal Psychologist; The Theory of the Causes of Variability; The Distribution of Animals and Plants on Earth; Sexual Selection; The Biology of Flowers; Chapter 15. The Development of the Main Work (the Monograph on Cirripedia-Alfred Russell Wallace) Alfred Russell Wallace |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789584003321 |
Wichler Gerhard
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| Burlington, : Elsevier Science, 1961 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Comstocks of Cornell : John Henry Comstock and Anna Botsford Comstock / / Anna Botsford Comstock
| The Comstocks of Cornell : John Henry Comstock and Anna Botsford Comstock / / Anna Botsford Comstock |
| Autore | Comstock Anna Botsford <1854-1930, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2019] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) : 7 illustrations |
| Disciplina | 925.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists
Science - Study and teaching |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-5017-4053-9
1-5017-4054-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Foreword / Herrick, Glenn W. -- Contents -- Illustrations -- 1. John Henry Comstock, Childhood and Youth- 1849- 1864 -- 2. A Sailor and a Scholar - 1864-1869 -- 3. Student and Teacher at Cornell University- 1870- 1874 -- 4. Anna Botsford, Childhood and Youth- 1854-1874 -- 5. A Woman Student at Cornell University-1874-1876 -- 6. Marriage of Anna Botsford and Professor J. H. Comstock- 1876-1879 -- 7. As United States Entomologist-1879-1881 -- 8. Return to the Department of Entomology at Cornell - 1881-1888 -- 9. Studies of Entomology in Europe and America- 1888-1891 -- 10. Entomology at Stanford University; The Comstock Publishing Company- 1891-1897 -- 11. Nature Study Movement in New York State-1893- 1903 -- 12. Scientific Farming; Studies in the South- 1894-1903 -- 13. Nature Study Across a Continent- 1903-1906 -- 14. Sabbatic Year Abroad- 1907-1908 -- 15. Cornell's New Quarters for Entomology and Nature Study-1908-1912 -- 16. Summer in England; Plans for Retirement- 1912-1914 -- 17. Retirement of J. H. Comstock; Research and Writing- 1914-1917 -- 18. Retirement of Anna B. Comstock; Writing and Teaching- 1919-1921 -- 19. Tributes to Two Distinguished Scholars- 1921-1926 -- 20. "The Last of Life . . ."- 1926-1930 -- APPENDIXES AND INDEX -- "Sunset and Evening Star" / Herrick, Glenn W. -- In Honor of the Comstocks of Cornell / Smith, Ruby Green -- The Comstock Books / Herrick, Glenn W. / Smith, Ruby Green -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910367655703321 |
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Comstock Anna Botsford <1854-1930, >
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| Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2019] | ||
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Louis Agassiz as a teacher : illustrative extracts on his method of instruction : with an introductory note / / Lane Cooper
| Louis Agassiz as a teacher : illustrative extracts on his method of instruction : with an introductory note / / Lane Cooper |
| Autore | Cooper Lane <1875-1959, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 74 pages) |
| Disciplina | 925.9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910524855203321 |
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Cooper Lane <1875-1959, >
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| Ithaca, New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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