The Coming of Evolution: The Story of a Great Revolution in ScienceJudd, John W. (John Wesley)
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The Coming of Evolution: The Story of a Great Revolution in Science
Judd, John W. (John Wesley)
Evolution (Biology) -- History
GENERELLI, advocacy of Evolution, 17, 20
Geographical distribution, Lyell on, 65;
Wallace on, 146
Geological Society, foundation of, 25;
early history, 26;
connexion of Lyell with, 44, 71:
of Darwin, 100, 105:
of Scrope, 50;
discussions on rival doctrines at, 24, 25, 29, 30, 60, 76, 77, 105
Geology, Darwin's interest in, 96, 99, 124, 147, 158
GIBBON, his influence on Lyell, 52, 67
GREENOUGH, G. B., founds Geological Society and first President, 26;
his strong support of Wernerism, 26, 29
GROVE, R., suggests term 'Continuity,' 23
GÜNTHER, Dr, his estimate of number of species of animals, 10
HAECKEL, E., credits Lyell with early conviction of Evolution, 84
HENSLOW, J. S., friendship for and help of Darwin, 97, 98, 99;
opposition to Evolution, 27, 72
Heredity, early recognition of importance, 9
HERSCHEL, J., belief in Evolution, 12, 71;
correspondence with Lyell, 12, 83, 85
HOFF, C. VON, influence of his works on Lyell, 49
HOOKER, J. D., friendship with Lyell's father, 126;
voyage to Antarctic with Ross, 126;
introduction to Darwin, 126;
correspondence with, 127;
assistance to Darwin, 126;
advice to, 129;
on origin of Australian flora, 139;
friendship with Lyell, 79, 126
HUTTON, his _Theory of the Earth_, 17, 18, 19, 20;
rarity of the book, 30;
small influence of, 21;
supposed infidelity and persecution of, 21, 22, 25, 69;
Lyell's mistaken views on, 54;
difference of his theory from Lyell's, 53
HUXLEY, T. H., early views on distinction of Uniformitarianism and
Evolution, 23;
later view of identity, 23, 24;
influence of Darwin on, 24, 127, 144;
on 1st edition of Principles, 67, 80, 81;
argues for Lyell's belief in Evolution, 84;
reviews _Origin of Species_, 136, 137;
reply to Bishop of Oxford, 138;
defence of Darwinism, 140;
on Darwin's death, 147, 148;
on Lyell's death, 80
Hybridity, Lyell's discussion on, 65, 103
Hypotheses of Creation, twofold character of, 5-8
Ideas _v._ Actions, Wallace on, 4
Independent discovery of Natural Selection by Wallace, 113;
Darwin's letter on, 113
Italian geologists, their anticipation of evolutionary ideas, 17
JACOB, his frauds based on ideas of heredity and variation, 9
JAMESON, R., founds Wernerian Society 1807, 25;
influence on Darwin, 97
_Journal of Researches_, by Darwin, 106;
dedicated to Lyell, 72
King's College, London, Lyell professor at, 65, 66
Kinnordy, Lyell at, 42, 43, 46
KIRWAN, DE LUC, and WILLIAMS, opposition to Hutton, 25
LAMARCK, his _Hydrogéologie_, 87;
_Philosophie Zoologique_, 88;
Lyell's admiration of, 64, 89;
criticism of theory, 64, 90;
views of Darwin on, 90, 91;
on geological time, 155
Lectures by Lyell, 65, 66
Linnean Society, papers of Darwin and Wallace at, 112, 129, 130
Literature, Lyell and, 52, 67;
Darwin and, 116, 117, 120;
his loss of interest in, 134, 135
LOCKHART and _Quarterly Review_, 60
LUCRETIUS, belief in Evolution, 3, 4
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