Charles Darwin - libro nuevo

My acknowledgments are also given to Professor True, of the Smithsonian Institution, for the loan of a rare and excellent likeness of Darwin, and important papers and to my wife, whose aid and cooperation have been invalaable. C. F. H. PASADESA C, AL., Nouernbz I, 1890. xii Contents. CHAPTER XIII. PAGB DARWIN THE NATURALIST . 123 Ambition of Darwin-Future Work Decided upon-Scientific Friends-Papers Read before Various Societies-Experiments with Earthworms-Marriage of Danvin-Methods of Work-Various Publications. CHAPTER XIV. HOME LIFE . 131 Appearance of Damin-Continaed Ill-Health - Daily Habits--Change in hlusical and Literary Tastes-Affection for His Children. CHAPTER XV. THE WORK OF A LIFE . . . 137 Early Papers-Publications by Scientific Societies- The Formation of Mould - The Cirripedia -The Irallace Incident-Collecting Material for the Origin of Species - Success of the York-Time Spent in Authorship-Religion-Final Work and Death. CHAPTER XYI. HONOURS OF A LIFETIME . 149 Membership in Societies-The Institute of France-Prizes. Medals, Degrees, Portraits, Gifts, etc. CHAPTER XVII. THE DARWIN FAMILY . . 156 The First Known Darwin-The Head of the Family-Natural-Xistory Tastes-Poets, Doctors, and Military Mcn - Erasmus Darwin-Xarlyles Description of E m Evidences of Genius. v . . Xlll CHAPTER SYTT. PACK The Coining of the Word-What it hleans-Its Relation to Evolution- The Survival of the Fittest - The Struggle for Existence -The Descent-Examples of Evoiution. DARWINISM CONTINUED . . 183 How Change is Produced-Vast Eras of Time-The Age of the Earth-Evidences of Evolntion-Extinct Animals. THE DARWIN MEMORIAL . I 9 5 Addresses by American Scientists Dr. Theodore Gill-W. 11. Dall-Major JohnIT. Powell-Richard Rathbun-Charles V. Riley-Lester F. IVard-Frank Baker-Freder ick W. True. APPENDIX . 263 List of Works by Charles Darwin-List of Books containing Contributions by Charles Darwin-List of Scientific Papers, including a Selection of Letters and Short Communications to Scientific Journals-Works on Darwinism for Further Reference.