xiv CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEK VI. 



PAGE 



SCHEME OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK HISTORICAL SKETCII 



OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION CO 



CHAPTER VII. 



PRE-BUFFONIAN EVOLUTION, AND SOME GERMAN WRITERS .. C8 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 MEMOIB ............. . ., .. .. 74 



CHAPTER IX. 



BrFFON's METHOD THE IRONICAL CHARACTER OF HIS WORK 78 



CHAPTER X. 



SUPPOSED FLUCTUATIONS OF OPINION CAUSES OR MEANS OF 



THE TRANSFORMATION OF SPECIES ............ 97 



CHAPTER XI. 



BUFFON FULLER QUOTATIONS .............. 107 



CHAPTER XII. 



SKETCH OF DR. ERASMUS DARWIN'S LIFE .......... 173 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 PHIUXSOPHY o DB, EBABMW DABWIN ..... , .. .. .. 195 



