Volume 1

A picture book of evolution / by Dennis Hird.

  • Dennis Hird
Date:
1906-1907
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A picture book of evolution / by Dennis Hird. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INTRODUCTION The history of our forefathers is the history of our¬ selves. Ariy intelligent child of ten can now learn more of the history of the world and its inhabitants than all the wise men of the earth could have taught his grand¬ father. The discoveries of science during the last fifty years have opened out a new world, and in that world we learn not a little of the life and origin of our fore¬ fathers. We can now look back through millions of years upon the formation of the earth and the coming in of its inhabitants. When An Easy Outline of Evolution was published, I was invited to produce a still simpler statement of the discovery of Evolution. Since then I have prepared six lantern lectures on the subject. In the two parts of this Picture Book all the slides of the lantern lectures are produced, and some new pictures have been added. Many additional facts are also given. It should be distinctly borne in mind that this Picture Book is for those who have not read any statement of the doctrine of Evolution. It is a first book for young people and those who have not much time to read. There are many excellent books on Evolution, but, owing to their difficulty or their cost, they are entirely shut off from thousands who wish to learn the facts brought to light by this great discovery. It has been well said : “ Unless you understand Evolu¬ tion you do not get all your facts, and you do not get the key to your facts.” Perhaps it is scarcely possible to exaggerate the importance of giving the children in our schools some systematic course on Evolution ; and
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