Chapters on Evolution
Andrew Wilson
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Length 16 h 31 min
Chapters 45
First published 1883
Dr. Andrew Wilson FRSE was a Scottish physiologist and zoologist and lecturer in zoology and comparative anatomy at the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the preface of this book, he writes: "...the chief aim of the work is to present in a popular and readily understood form, the chief evidences of the evolution of living beings. In this view, whilst I have been content to assume the reality of that process, I have also endeavoured to marshal the more prominent facts of zoology and botany, which serve to prove that evolution, broadly considered is not merely a name for an unknown tendency in nature, but is an actual factor in the work of moulding the life with which the universe teems." - Summary by J. M. Smallheer
Chapters
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Preface Read by J. M. Smallheer 3:03
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The Problem Stated, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 19:50
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The Study of Biology, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 24:50
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The Study of Biology, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 22:11
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The Study of Biology, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 24:26
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The Constitution of the Animal and Plant Kingdoms, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 19:56
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The Constitution of the Animal and Plant Kingdoms, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 20:57
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The Constitution of the Animal and Plant Kingdoms, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 26:00
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Concerning Protoplasm, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 21:56
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Concerning Protoplasm, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 21:27
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Concerning Protoplasm, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 16:41
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The Evidence from Rudimentary Organs, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 20:30
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The Evidence from Rudimentary Organs, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 24:07
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The Evidence from the Tails, Limbs, and Lungs of Animals, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 22:32
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The Evidence from the Tails, Limbs, and Lungs of Animals, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 19:15
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The Evidence from the Tails, Limbs, and Lungs of Animals, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 19:48
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The Evidence Furnished by the Science of Likenesses, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 19:08
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The Evidence Furnished by the Science of Likenesses, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 19:52
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The Evidence Furnished by the Science of Likenesses, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 23:50
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The Evidence from Missing Links, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 20:20
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The Evidence from Missing Links, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 23:08
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The Evidence from Missing Links, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 18:42
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The Evidence from Development. - 1. The Earlier Stages in the Life-History of Animals, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 21:31
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The Earlier Stages in the Life-History of Animals, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 19:57
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The Earlier Stages in the Life-History of Animals, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 18:52
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The Evidence from Development. - 2. The Life-Histories of Star-Fishes and Crustaceans, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 23:07
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The Life-Histories of Star-Fishes and Crustaceans, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 22:03
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The Life-Histories of Star-Fishes and Crustaceans, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 26:07
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The Evidence from Development. - 3. The Development of Molluscs, Amphibians, etc., part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 24:59
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The Evidence from Development. - 3. The Development of Molluscs, Amphibians, etc., part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 23:14
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The Evidence from Development. - 3. The Development of Molluscs, Amphibians, etc., part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 31:39
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The Evidence from the Life-Histories of Insects, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 27:42
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The Evidence from the Life-Histories of Insects, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 24:34
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The Evidence from the Constitution of Colonial or Compound Animals, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 24:57
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The Evidence from the Constitution of Colonial or Compound Animals, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 23:59
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The Evidence from the Constitution of Colonial or Compound Animals, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 23:42
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The Evidence from the Constitution of Colonial or Compound Animals, part 4 Read by J. M. Smallheer 14:03
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The Fertilisation of Flowers, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 24:18
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The Fertilisation of Flowers, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 24:47
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The Fertilisation of Flowers, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 30:05
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The Evidence from Degeneration, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 25:42
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The Evidence from Degeneration, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 18:09
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The Evidence from Degeneration, part 3 Read by J. M. Smallheer 15:00
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Geology and Evolution, part 1 Read by J. M. Smallheer 18:04
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Geology and Evolution, part 2 Read by J. M. Smallheer 12:16
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