Project Gutenberg 2012-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 283 Haeckel, Ernst 1834 1919 Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir 1847 1929 Lankester, Edwin Ray, Sir Lankester, Ray, Sir Lankester, Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Schmitz, L. Dora The History of Creation, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or the Development of the Earth and its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Turgut Dincer, Jason Palmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The History of Creation, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Ernst Haeckel is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work serves as a popular exposition of evolution, detailing the development of Earth and its inhabitants through natural causes, while particularly expounding upon the theories of Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck. Haeckel aims to make the complex theories surrounding biological evolution accessible to a broader audience. The opening of this volume presents Haeckel's views on the significance of Darwin's theories of descent and natural selection in modern biology. He emphasizes that the Theory of Descent fundamentally alters our understanding of life and its origins, positing that all organisms share common ancestry and have evolved through gradual changes rather than miraculous creation. The author seeks to clarify misconceptions surrounding Darwinism and underscores the importance of understanding organic forms as products of mechanical processes influenced by environmental factors, rather than divine design, setting the stage for a comprehensive exploration of evolutionary biology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evolution Human beings -- Origin Heredity QH Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Philosophy & Ethics 774674 2025-07-16T11:29:44.070041 text/html 763186 2024-10-23T10:08:12 text/html 1752176 2025-07-16T11:29:58.702952 application/epub+zip 1758266 2025-07-16T11:29:49.679955 application/epub+zip 336798 2025-07-16T11:29:46.335084 application/epub+zip 1169120 2025-07-16T11:30:04.224972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1113273 2025-07-16T11:29:55.752923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478886 2022-09-18T13:55:08.296724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716142 2025-07-16T11:29:43.075100 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 696163 2024-10-23T10:08:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19187 2025-07-16T11:30:04.460892 application/rdf+xml 18982 2025-07-16T11:29:46.861992 image/jpeg 4450 2025-07-16T11:29:46.599022 image/jpeg 2082547 2025-07-16T11:29:44.157044 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia