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The great design; order and progress in nature / edited by Frances Mason; introduction by Sir J. Arthur Thomson.
LIBRA 508 M384
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, Frances Baker.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmogony.
- Evolution.
- Religion and science--History.
- Religion and science.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 324 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Macmillan Company, 1934.
- Contents:
- Introduction, by Sir J.A. Thomson.
- Behold the stars! By R.G. Aitken.
- Radiation, by J.A. Crowther.
- The universe as a whole, by A.S. Eve.
- The earth as the home of man, by Bailey Willis.
- The ascent of mind, by C.L. Morgan.
- The oneness and uniqueness of life, by E.W. MacBride.
- Adaptations in the plant world, by C.S. Gager.
- The chemical romance of the green leaf, by H.E. Armstrong.
- Intelligent plan in nature, by M.M. Metcalf.
- Design and purpose in the universe, by Sir Oliver Lodge.
- The mystery of nature, by Sir Francis Younghusband.
- Unity and intelligence in nature, by D.F. Fraser-Harris.
- The breakdown of materialism, by Hans Driesch.
- The wonder of life, by Sir J.A. Thomson.
- Notes:
- Bibliography at end of most of the essays.
- OCLC:
- 1544850
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