Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Excerpt from Evolution: A Summary of Evidence; A Lecture Delivered in Montreal, March, 1883 These theories of the earth and heavens were generally accepted, until Copernicus and Galileo began to in uence opinion by calling attention to evidences that the earth was round and that it moved; ideas that were afterward demonstrated by Kepler and Newton. But, although some thinkers suggested other views, the early theory of life remained with out serious opposition till the present century, when Lamarck in 1801 formulated, and Darwin in 1858 supported, the theory of evolution. These writers studied the laws of Evolution as applied to organic life upon the earth but Herbert Spencer, prior to the publication of Darwin's great work, The Origin of Species, began to treat of Evolution as the method of the universe, and to apply its doctrines to every department of material and mental existence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Vols. for 1911-13 contain the Proceedings of the Helminothological Society of Washington, ISSN 0018-0120, 1st-15th meeting.