Excerpt from Last Words on Evolution: A Popular Retrospect and Summary
A few months ago the sensational announcement was made that Professor Haeckel had abandoned Darwinism and given public support to the teaching of a Jesuit writer. There was something piquant in the suggestion that the "Darwin of Germany" had recanted the conclusions of fifty years of laborious study. Nor could people forget that only two years before Haeckel had written with some feeling about the partial recantation of some of his colleagues. Many of our journals boldly declined to insert the romantic news, which came through one of the chief international press agencies. Others drew the attention of their readers, in jubilant editorial notes, to the lively prospect it opened out. To the many inquiries addressed to me as the "apostle of Professor Haeckel," as Sir Oliver Lodge dubs me in a genial letter, I timidly represented that even a German reporter sometimes drank. But the correction quickly came that the telegram had exactly reversed the position taken up by the great biologist. It is only just to the honourable calling of the reporter to add that, according to the theory current in Germany, the message was tampered with by subtle and ubiquitous Jesuistry. Did they not penetrate even into the culinary service at Hatfield?
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. In this book, the renowned biologist Ernst Haeckel presents his views on the theory of evolution and challenges the idea of creationism. The book presents a comprehensive overview of evolutionary evidence, drawing from paleontology, comparative anatomy, and embryology to support the theory of evolution. Haeckel argues that all vertebrates, including humans, descended from a single stem and that the theory of evolution is essential for understanding the development of life on Earth. He also discusses the relationship between evolution and religion, arguing that these ideas are not incompatible. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the theory of evolution, making it an invaluable resource for students, scientists, and anyone interested in understanding the origins of life. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330461068_0
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