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THE HISTORY OF CREATION.

By Professor ERNST HAECKEL.

TRANSLATION REVISED BY PROFESSOR E. RAY LANKESTER, M.A., F.R.S.
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THE EVOLUTION OF MAN.

A POPULAR EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPAL POINTS OF HUMAN ONTOGENY AND PHYLOGENY.

By Prof. ERNST HAECKEL, Author of "The History of Creation," etc.

With Numerous Illustrations.


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FREEDOM IN SCIENCE AND TEACHING.

A REPLY TO PROFESSOR VIRCHOW ON THE FREEDOM OF SCIENCE IN THE MODERN STATE.

By Professor ERNST HAECKEL.

Authorised Translation, with Introduction by Professor Huxley, F. R. S.


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MANUAL OF THE GEOLOGY OF IRELAND.

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of Her Majesty's Geological Survey.

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FLOWERS AND THEIR UNBIDDEN GUESTS.

By Dr. A. KERNER, Prof. of Botany in the University of Innsbruck.

TRANSLATION EDITED BY W. OGLE, M.D.

And a Prefatory Letter by CHARLES DARWIN, F.R.S.

With Illustrations.

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ETNA: A HISTORY OF THE MOUNTAIN AND ITS ERUPTIONS.

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