The Universe and Life (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Universe and Life Possibly it will turn out that, in the opinion of some of you, what this particular specimen shows is merely how unsatisfactory and objectionable is the outlook to which one comes - at least to which one person has come - through the study of biology. But I must re mind you that, even so, the specimen will have served its purpose; and this is a great comfort to the lecturer. He will at least have shown to what sort of errors the study of biology may lead. I must beg of you to keep in mind at all times my function as a specimen; it cov ers a multitude of sins. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.