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The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution

George John Romanes

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Romanes, Darwin's younger colleague, sets out the arguments from classification, morphology, embryology, palaeontology and geographical distribution. Its structure parallels the way textbooks still present the evidence.

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George John Romanes
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1882
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  1. s01Preface · I. The Argument From Classification 17about 2,657 words
  2. s02I. The Argument From Classificationabout 1,341 words
  3. s03II. The Argument From Morphology Or Structureabout 2,966 words
  4. s04III. The Argument From Geology · IV. The Argument From Geographical Distributionabout 2,444 words
  5. s05V. The Argument From Embryology · VI. Arguments Drawn From Certain General Considerationsabout 4,968 words

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