A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution
by Carl Nägeli
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1898. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 80 A mechanico-physiologi...
Chapters (96)
- A
- MECHANICO-PHYSIOLOGICAL
- ORGANIC EVOLUTION
- PREFATORY NOTE.
- A MECHANICO-PHYSIOLOGICAL THEORY OF ORGANIC EVOLUTION.
- SUMMARY.
- 1. FORMATION OF UNORGANIZED BODIES (CRYSTALS).
- 2. FORMATION OF LIVING ORGANIZED (MICELLAR) BODIES.
- 3. SPONTANEOUS GENERATION. LIFE. GROWTH.
- 4. PARTIAL DEATH OF THE INDIVIDUAL: REPRODUCTION.
- 5. MORPHOLOGY OF THE IDIOPLASM IN GENERAL.
- 6. FUNCTION OF THE IDIOPLASM IN GENERAL.
- 7. DETERMINANTS: THEIR ORIGIN AND DISAPPEARANCE.
- 8. DEFINITE NOTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE IDIOPLASM.
- 9. DEFINITE NOTIONS REGARDING THE FUNCTION OF THE IDIOPLASM.
- 10. TRANSMISSION OF IDIOPLASMIC DETERMINANTS IN LOCAL VARIATION AND IN FECUNDATION.
- 11. ACTION OF EXTERNAL INFLUENCES.[E]
- 12. CONDITIONS OF PHYLOGENETIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE DETERMINANTS. ATAVISM.
- 13. ONTOGENETIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE DETERMINANTS.
- 14. ESSENTIAL NATURE OF THE ORGANISM.
- 15. REPRODUCTION, AND RELATION BETWEEN PARENTS AND OFFSPRING.
- 16. HEREDITY AND VARIATION.
- 17. VARIETY, RACE, MODIFICATION.
- 18. SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL ORIGIN OF SPECIES.
- 19. GENERAL RELATION OF THE PHYLOGENETIC LINES IN THE ORGANIC KINGDOMS.
- 20. LAWS OF EVOLUTION OF THE PLANT KINGDOM.
- 21. ALTERNATION OF GENERATIONS IN RELATION TO PHYLOGENY.
- 22. MORPHOLOGY AS THE SCIENCE OF PHYLOGENY.
- 23. PLANT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE STANDPOINT OF PHYLOGENY.
- APPENDIX.
- TRANSLATORS' NOTES.
- FOOTNOTES
- BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE WORK OF THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING COMPANY
- A Partial List of Books in the OPEN COURT SCIENCE SERIES
- PROBLEMS OF SCIENCE BY FEDERIGO ENRIQUES
- Send for complete list. OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO. (Scientific and Educational Books) 122 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago
- TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
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