The story of creation : a plain account of evolution / by Edward Clodd.

  • Edward Clodd
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The story of creation : a plain account of evolution / by Edward Clodd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS.. KX PAGE Introductory . . . . . , v . i l—descriptive. CHAPTER I. The Universe ; its Contents 7 1. Matter ......... 7 2. Power ......... 12 a. Force ........ 13 b. Energy ........ 13 II. Distribution of Matter in Space .... 18 III. The Sun and Planets 21 The Earth : General Features . . . ' . .25 IV. The Past Life-History of the Earth . , . . 29 Character and Contents of Rocks of— 1. Primary Epoch . . . ... -33 2. Secondary Epoch . . . , , . 43 3. Tertiary Epoch ...... 50 4. Quaternary Epoch . . , . • • 57 V. Present Life-Forms 65 Physical Constituents and Unity 66 A. Plants 76 1. Flowerless........ 77 2. Flowering ....... 80 B. Animals ......... 91 1. Protozoa ....... 92 2. Ccelenterata . . . . . . . 98 3. Echinodermata 103 4. Annulosa ........ 104 5. Mollusca . . . . . .Ill