The tragic sense of life :: Ernst Haeckel and the struggle over evolutionary thought /

Prior to the First World War, more people learned of evolutionary theory from the voluminous writings of Charles Darwin's foremost champion in Germany, Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), than through any other source, including the writings of Darwin himself. Haeckel's books vastly outsold Darwin&...

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1. Verfasser: Richards, Robert J. (Robert John), 1942-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2008.
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Zusammenfassung:Prior to the First World War, more people learned of evolutionary theory from the voluminous writings of Charles Darwin's foremost champion in Germany, Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919), than through any other source, including the writings of Darwin himself. Haeckel's books vastly outsold Darwin's in their own time, and today, his extraordinary scientific illustrations adorn books, posters, and coffee mugs. Haeckel gave currency to the idea of the "missing link" between apes and man, formulated the concept of ecology, and promulgated the "biogenetic law"--The idea that the embryo of an advanced specie
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xx, 551 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-540) and index.
ISBN:9780226712192
0226712192
1281966304
9781281966308
9786611966300
6611966307

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