Project Gutenberg 2017-02-23 Public domain in the USA. 133 Boeke, Jan 1874 1956 Boeke, J. (Jan) De afstamming van den mensch Naar voordrachten in populair-wetenschappelijken vorm bewerkt Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "De afstamming van den mensch" by Jan Boeke is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores the evolutionary origins of humanity, attempting to provide a clear overview of the theories and facts surrounding human ancestry without being a dense scientific treatise. Boeke aims to explain the evolutionary processes and the position of humans within the broader context of the natural world and its development. The opening of the book discusses the foundational ideas of evolution, outlining the history of life's development on Earth and emphasizing the gradual changes that have occurred over millions of years. Boeke introduces the concept of geological periods, explaining how these epochs have shaped the flora and fauna, and implies the significance of ice ages in human evolution. He notes how the evolutionary journey involves profound changes in both environment and species, ultimately leading to the emergence of humanity as a part of this extensive process. This section sets the stage for a deeper examination of human ancestry and the fundamental questions surrounding it while acknowledging the complexities and uncertainties inherent in such scientific discussions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. nl Human beings -- Origin QH Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 412456 2025-07-21T13:21:13.349884 text/html 379773 2024-10-23T01:47:19 text/html 2076534 2025-07-21T13:21:24.654882 application/epub+zip 2090568 2025-07-21T13:21:17.292829 application/epub+zip 219514 2025-07-21T13:21:14.955868 application/epub+zip 2595866 2025-07-21T13:21:29.103756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2512693 2025-07-21T13:21:22.707793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282035 2022-09-24T17:34:19.959104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239391 2025-07-21T13:21:11.784867 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219522 2024-10-23T01:47:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16735 2025-07-21T13:21:29.252768 application/rdf+xml 23287 2025-07-21T13:21:15.094857 image/jpeg 3465 2025-07-21T13:21:15.026890 image/jpeg 1978808 2025-07-21T13:21:13.481835 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