The Nature And Origin of Life : in the Light of New Knowledge

Translated from the French by Stoddard Dewey Book first. Methods: pt. 1. The objective study of natural bodies. pt. 2. Analysis of natural phenomena. pt. 3. First method of analysis of vital phenomena. The approximate law of assimilation. pt. 4 Second method of analysis: decomposition into functions--strict law of functional assimilation. pt. 5. Concordance of results obtained by two methods--Agreement of Darwin's system with that of Lamarck. pt. 6. Third point of view--Conservation of energy --