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The Evolution of Man — Ernst Haeckel

The Evolution of Man

Ernst Haeckel

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 579 pages

The Evolution of Man is a popular scientific study by Ernst Haeckel. It examines human evolution through embryology, comparative anatomy, and ancestral stages, from simple organisms to apes. It offers a historical view of early evolutionary thought and arguments for humanity's animal descent.

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Contents

  1. The Evolution of Man
  2. A POPULAR SCIENTIFIC STUDY
  3. Contents
  4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. GLOSSARY
  6. PREFACE
  7. HAECKEL’S CLASSIFICATION OF THE ANIMAL WORLD
  8. THE EVOLUTION OF MAN
  9. Chapter I. THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION
  10. Chapter II. THE OLDER EMBRYOLOGY
  11. Chapter III. MODERN EMBRYOLOGY
  12. Chapter IV. THE OLDER PHYLOGENY
  13. Chapter V. THE MODERN SCIENCE OF EVOLUTION
  14. Chapter VI. THE OVUM AND THE AMŒBA
  15. Chapter VII. CONCEPTION
  16. Chapter VIII. THE GASTRÆA THEORY
  17. Chapter IX. THE GASTRULATION OF THE VERTEBRATE[20]
  18. Chapter X. THE CŒLOM THEORY
  19. Chapter XI. THE VERTEBRATE CHARACTER OF MAN
  20. Chapter XII. EMBRYONIC SHIELD AND GERMINATIVE AREA
  21. Chapter XIII. DORSAL BODY AND VENTRAL BODY
  22. Chapter XIV. THE ARTICULATION OF THE BODY[26]
  23. Chapter XV. FŒTAL MEMBRANES AND CIRCULATION
  24. Chapter XVI. STRUCTURE OF THE LANCELET AND THE SEA-SQUIRT
  25. Chapter XVII. EMBRYOLOGY OF THE LANCELET AND THE SEA-SQUIRT
  26. Chapter XVIII. DURATION OF THE HISTORY OF OUR STEM
  27. Chapter XIX. OUR PROTIST ANCESTORS
  28. Chapter XX. OUR WORM-LIKE ANCESTORS
  29. Chapter XXI. OUR FISH-LIKE ANCESTORS
  30. Chapter XXII. OUR FIVE-TOED ANCESTORS

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