

CONTENTS 



Chap. Page 



I. THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF EVOLUTION... 1 



II. THE BIRTH OF THE SUN AND PLANETS ... 11 



III. THE STORY OF THE EARTH 28 



IV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANT 49 



V. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANIMAL WORLD ... 63 



VI. THE EVOLUTION OF MAN 87 



VII. THE ADVANCE OF PREHISTORIC HUMANITY ...101 

 VIII. A FORECAST OF THE END ...114 



