Project Gutenberg 2006-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 182 Romanes, George John 1848 1894 Romanes, G.-J. Romanes, George J. Romanes, G. J. The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, V. L. Simpson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution" by George John Romanes is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the topic of evolution, providing a digest of Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection and its implications for understanding the development of life on Earth. The book synthesizes various lines of evidence supporting the idea of organic evolution, positioning itself as an accessible resource for readers interested in the science of biology. In the book, Romanes systematically presents the arguments for evolution through classifications of organisms, morphology, geology, geographical distribution, and embryology. He argues that the similarities in structure and classification among species point to common ancestry, and discusses the fossil record as evidence of gradual changes over time. Geographical distribution illustrates how species adapt to their environments, while embryological stages showcase the commonalities in development across different species. Romanes emphasizes that these lines of evidence come together to suggest that natural selection, rather than intelligent design, plays a central role in the evolution of living organisms, challenging the prevailing beliefs of his time. The book ultimately advocates for the recognition of evolution as a fundamental scientific truth based on a robust body of evidence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evolution QH Text Biology Category: Science - Biology 122851 2025-07-08T11:05:49.975786 text/html 119185 2006-11-26T23:47:44 text/html 134265 2025-07-08T11:05:56.147819 application/epub+zip 132210 2025-07-08T11:05:53.368764 application/epub+zip 109825 2025-07-08T11:05:52.028830 application/epub+zip 290648 2025-07-08T11:05:58.172753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278187 2025-07-08T11:05:55.412806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247313 2022-09-09T11:53:46.375599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108553 2025-07-08T11:05:49.625791 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108436 2006-11-26T23:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108438 2006-11-26T23:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21046 2025-07-08T11:05:58.295776 application/rdf+xml 17076 2025-07-08T11:05:52.696800 image/jpeg 3751 2025-07-08T11:05:52.450792 image/jpeg 38843 2006-11-26T23:47:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 41478 2006-11-26T23:47:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 38818 2006-11-26T23:47:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 130850 2025-07-08T11:05:49.985817 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia