Evolution of Life and Form: (Four Lectures Delivered at the Twenty-third Anniversary Meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, 1898)

by Annie Besant

Overview

The diversity of life on Earth today is the result of evolution. Life began on Earth at least 3.5 to 4 billion years ago, and it has been evolving ever since. At first, all living things on Earth were simple, single-celled organisms. Much later, the first multicellular organisms evolved, and after that, Earth’s biodiversity greatly increased. Figure below shows a timeline of the history of life on Earth. The idea of evolution has been around for centuries. In fact, it goes all the way back to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. However, evolution is most often associated with Charles Darwin. Darwin published a book on evolution in 1859 titled On the Origin of Species. In the book, Darwin stated the theory of evolution by natural selection. He also presented a great deal of evidence that evolution occurs. Evolution is a change in the characteristics of living things over time. As described by Darwin, evolution occurs by a process called natural selection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788121254533
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	161
File size:	206 KB

About the Author

Annie Besant nee Wood was born on 1st October 1847 and was Died on 20th September 1933. In 1867 Annie at theage of 20 got married Frank Besant, aclergyman and they had two children.Annies increasingly anti religious viewsled to their legal septer just saw the sourcefrom which a universe proceeds is amanifested divine being to action in1873. She then became a prominentspeaker for the National Secular Societyas well as a wrtier and a close friend ofCharles Bradlaugh and in 1877 they wereprosecuted for publishing a book by birthcontroler Campaigner. The scandelmade them famous, and Bradlaugh wassubsequently elected M.P. ForNorthampton in 1880. Thereafter shebecame involved with union action,including the bloody Sundaydemonstration and the London matchgirls strike of 1898. She was a leadingspeaker for both the Fabian Society andthe Marxist Social DemocraticFederation. She was also elected to theLondon School Board for tower hamlets,topping the poll ,even though few women were qualified to vote at that time. She started the Central Hindu School in Benares as a chief means of achieving her objects.