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Explore the roots of modern science and the meaning of evolution. This thoughtful survey traces how observation and reasoning shaped our view of life, the Earth, and the universe. It explains how science differs from pure speculation and why the theory of evolution matters beyond the lab.
The book blends a broad historical arc with concrete examples from geology, biology, and natural philosophy. It invites readers to weigh how early ideas about spirits, gods, and nature gave way to careful observation, testable hypotheses, and steadily growing knowledge.
- See how two centuries of science shifted focus from speculation to evidence-based reasoning.
- Learn how major geological eras and ancient life forms are understood in light of new data.
- Understand the debate over what counts as a living organism and how fossils inform the story of life.
- Discover how natural selection and other ideas fit into a larger view of science and human knowledge.
Ideal for readers of science history, evolution, and the development of modern thought.
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The first of these essays was delivered at Hobart on the 8th January, 1902, as the inaugural address to the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. As it was not possible to give in that address any adequate account of the facts of biological evolution, I have added the second essay, which deals entirely with that subject. Of this essay, the first part, on Early Life on the Earth, formed the President's address to the Geological Section of the same Association at its meeting in Sydney in January, 1898; but it has been corrected and brought up to date. The second part, on Later Life on the Earth, appears for the first time.
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Scientific men may be divided into two groups; the investigators of theory, and the reducers of theory to practice. The workers in applied science have for their aim the material advancement of the human race. Not only do they bring health to the sick and an increase of comfort to us all; but they help to make every-day work more interesting to the intelligent, and thus they lift the toiler on to a higher level. Also, by increasing the wealth of the world, they give to some men sufficient leisure to pursue pure science or philosophy undisturbed.
On the other hand, the student of pure science - whether he be an astronomer engaged in studying the movements and composition of the starry host, or whether he be a humble entomologist - he also has a high object to attain beyond the facts he so industriously gathers together. Consciously or unconsciously he is helping to solve the riddle of the Universe by collecting evidence which may, perhaps, enable us to ascertain the laws which the Creator has imposed upon liis work. He is seeking the truth, partly no doubt out of curiosity, but partly because he feels that a knowledge of the truth is of the greatest importance to the human race.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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