Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 190 Haeckel, Ernst 1834 1919 Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August McCabe, Joseph 1867 1955 McCabe, Antony Antony, Father Macabe, Joseph The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 Produced by Sue Asscher "The Evolution of Man — Volume 2" by Ernst Haeckel is a popular scientific study written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the phylogeny, or evolutionary history, of humans and traces the developmental lineage from our earliest ancestors through various stages of evolution. Haeckel's work seeks to explain the connection between individual embryonic development and the broader evolutionary process, emphasizing the role of comparative anatomy and embryology in understanding human origins. At the start of the volume, the author introduces critical concepts of embryology and phylogeny, highlighting the significance of the lancelet and sea-squirt as key examples in understanding vertebrate evolution. Haeckel discusses the biogenetic law, which posits that ontogeny (development of the individual) recapitulates phylogeny (evolution of the species), and sets the stage for exploring detailed anatomical and developmental processes. By comparing the anatomical structures and embryological stages of these simpler organisms with those of humans, Haeckel aims to illustrate the evolutionary transitions that connect us to our ancient relatives, thereby laying a comprehensive framework for the subsequent chapters on human evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Evolution Human beings -- Origin Embryology, Human Anatomy, Comparative QH Text Category: Science - Biology 720753 2025-08-03T08:44:47.841542 text/html 720574 2025-01-10T00:11:22.795950 text/html 311860 2025-08-03T08:44:56.632509 application/epub+zip 321662 2025-08-03T08:44:50.786499 application/epub+zip 309754 2025-08-03T08:44:49.589507 application/epub+zip 574728 2025-08-03T08:45:01.208516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545728 2025-08-03T08:44:55.863582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513160 2022-09-03T13:08:14.227177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673205 2025-08-03T08:44:47.237572 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 668249 2020-12-29T23:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18711 2025-08-03T08:45:01.372463 application/rdf+xml 13772 2025-08-03T08:44:50.102498 image/jpeg 3307 2025-08-03T08:44:49.835525 image/jpeg 224686 2020-12-29T23:41:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 310161 2025-08-03T08:44:47.889526 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia