Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 42 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 Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. 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.) en Evolution Human beings -- Origin Embryology, Human Anatomy, Comparative QH Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 720581 720524 2024-10-03T10:22:19.128223 2023-10-03T09:16:23.377394 text/html text/html 720574 720517 2024-10-03T10:22:19.439210 2023-10-03T09:16:23.590369 text/html text/html 311791 2024-10-03T10:22:29.224152 application/epub+zip 321670 2024-10-03T10:22:22.717200 application/epub+zip 309765 2024-10-03T10:22:21.409199 application/epub+zip 574742 2024-10-03T10:22:34.209143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545728 2024-10-03T10:22:28.393153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513160 2022-09-03T13:08:14.227177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673205 673199 2024-10-03T10:22:18.519222 2023-10-03T09:16:23.006343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 668249 2020-12-29T23:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224686 2020-12-29T23:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20581 2024-10-03T10:22:34.344131 application/rdf+xml 13772 2024-10-03T10:22:21.956198 image/jpeg 3307 2024-10-03T10:22:21.683188 image/jpeg 310093 2024-10-03T10:22:19.490222 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia