Evidences As To Man's Place In Nature

von Thomas Henry Huxley

188 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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""Evidences As To Man's Place In Nature"" is a scientific book written by Thomas Henry Huxley, a renowned biologist and anatomist. The book was first published in 1863 and is considered one of Huxley's most influential works. The book examines the evolutionary relationship between humans and other animals, challenging the traditional view that humans were created separately from other species. Huxley uses evidence from comparative anatomy, embryology, and paleontology to argue that humans are closely related to other primates, such as chimpanzees and gorillas. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which explores a different aspect of the evidence for human evolution. Huxley discusses topics such as the similarities between human and ape skeletons, the structure of the human brain, and the fossil record of human ancestors. Despite being written over 150 years ago, ""Evidences As To Man's Place In Nature"" remains an important work in the history of evolutionary biology. It helped to popularize the idea of human evolution and has influenced generations of scientists and thinkers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Biologie, Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, allgemein Evolution / Evolutionsbiologie
• ISBN: 9781428636392
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.07.2006
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC