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Occasional pamphlet (Society for Freedom in Science)

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The controversy on freedom in science in the nineteenth century / [John Randal Baker].

299 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 35 cm

Ernst Haeckel : Bildwelten der Natur / Olaf Breidbach.

Bartholomäus von Carneri's Briefwechsel mit Ernst Haeckel und Friedrich Jodl / herausgegeben von Margarete Jodl.

Ernst Haeckel und die Biologie : Festrede zur Feier von Ernst Haeckels 80. Geburtstag.

3 volumes (1341 pages) : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm

Das ungelöste Welträtsel : Frida von Uslar-Gleichen und Ernst Haeckel10 / herausgegeben von Norbert Elsner.

Männer der Zeit

Ernst Haeckel : ein Lebensbild / von Wilhelm Bölsche.

Transformations (M.I.T. Press)

Transformations

H.G. Bronn, Ernst Haeckel, and the origins of German Darwinism : a study in translation and transformation / Sander Gliboff.

The love letters of Ernst Haeckel : written between 1898 and 1903 / arranged from the correspondence by Johannes Werner; translated from the German by Ida Zeitlin.

volumes : illustrations (including portraits, facsimiles), diagrams ; 21 cm

Ernst Haeckel, sein Leben, Denken und Wirken : eine Schriftenfolge für seine zahlreichen Freunde und Anhänger / herausgegeben von Professor Dr. Victor Franz.

<p>The third in a very informative three-part series in which Andrew Marr looks in depth at all aspects of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. This part looks at how the way we inhabit the earth is leading to mass extinction and how we've struggled to understand and accept the full implications of Darwin's legacy. Marr looks back at how Darwin's theory of natural selection upset the Victorian people of his tme and led to his fears at publishing his research. However, in the Indonesian jungle, naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was reaching similar conclusions to Darwin. He wrote to Darwin and Darwin was finally impelled to publish. Following this, Ernst Heckel founded the science of ecology; Wallace noted the way in which extinction could be induced by the interference of man rather than being a natural part of evolution. Darwin's final book was on worms and showed how vital the earthworm is to our lives. The effects of industrialisation led to huge concerns about our changing relationship with nature; William Morris, in particular, campaigned to save the beauty of the English countryside. But it wasn't until the arrival of moth enthusiast James W Tutt that Darwin's theory was connected to the effect of industrialisation on evolution. His discovery showed that in industrialised areas, the black version of the peppered moth survived and increased, while the paler variety became extinct. This provided proof that the behaviour of humankind on their environment could directly influence the path of evolution. Other ecological studies ensued, leading to Rachel Carson's publication of 'Silent Spring,' which looked into the dangers of pesticides; a book now regarded as the original battle cry for the modern environmental movement. James Lovelock expanded Darwinian theory to describe a global ecosystem based on biological feedback. He called this the Gaia hypothesis. This coupled with the first view of our planet taken from the surfaceof the earth, led to the beginnings of environmentalism.</p>

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The controversy on freedom in science in the nineteenth century / [John Randal Baker].

Ernst Haeckel : Bildwelten der Natur / Olaf Breidbach.

Bartholomäus von Carneri's Briefwechsel mit Ernst Haeckel und Friedrich Jodl / herausgegeben von Margarete Jodl.

Ernst Haeckel und die Biologie : Festrede zur Feier von Ernst Haeckels 80. Geburtstag.

Das ungelöste Welträtsel : Frida von Uslar-Gleichen und Ernst Haeckel10 / herausgegeben von Norbert Elsner.

Ernst Haeckel : ein Lebensbild / von Wilhelm Bölsche.

H.G. Bronn, Ernst Haeckel, and the origins of German Darwinism : a study in translation and transformation / Sander Gliboff.

The love letters of Ernst Haeckel : written between 1898 and 1903 / arranged from the correspondence by Johannes Werner; translated from the German by Ida Zeitlin.

Ernst Haeckel, sein Leben, Denken und Wirken : eine Schriftenfolge für seine zahlreichen Freunde und Anhänger / herausgegeben von Professor Dr. Victor Franz.

Darwin's dangerous idea. Part 3, Life and death.

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The controversy on freedom in science in the nineteenth century / [John Randal Baker].

Ernst Haeckel : Bildwelten der Natur / Olaf Breidbach.

Bartholomäus von Carneri's Briefwechsel mit Ernst Haeckel und Friedrich Jodl / herausgegeben von Margarete Jodl.

Ernst Haeckel und die Biologie : Festrede zur Feier von Ernst Haeckels 80. Geburtstag.

Das ungelöste Welträtsel : Frida von Uslar-Gleichen und Ernst Haeckel10 / herausgegeben von Norbert Elsner.

Ernst Haeckel : ein Lebensbild / von Wilhelm Bölsche.

H.G. Bronn, Ernst Haeckel, and the origins of German Darwinism : a study in translation and transformation / Sander Gliboff.

The love letters of Ernst Haeckel : written between 1898 and 1903 / arranged from the correspondence by Johannes Werner; translated from the German by Ida Zeitlin.

Ernst Haeckel, sein Leben, Denken und Wirken : eine Schriftenfolge für seine zahlreichen Freunde und Anhänger / herausgegeben von Professor Dr. Victor Franz.

Darwin's dangerous idea. Part 3, Life and death.

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