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Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin

Samuel Butler · 1879

A comparative study of evolutionary theory by Samuel Butler, examining the ideas of Buffon, Erasmus Darwin, and Lamarck in relation to those of Charles Darwin, with particular attention to questions of design and purpose in nature.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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