Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3 An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions

"Darwin, and After Darwin, Volumes 1 and 3" by George John Romanes, is a late 19th-century scientific book dissecting Darwin's evolution theory and the resulting biological advancements, tackling questions evolving after Darwin's groundbreaking work. Romanes makes challenging concepts understandable for both the average person and biology students, shining light on the basic ideas of organic evolution. The book starts by framing the big changes in how biology was studied because of Darwin's theories. Romanes talks about how Darwin's work sparked a new way of studying science, shifting away from just watching and recording towards a broader method that included forming ideas and guessing possibilities. He stresses the huge impact of Darwin's "Origin of Species", pointing out that previous understandings of how to categorize things and connect facts with theories in nature were radically changed. This beginning implies an extensive look at the proof backing evolution, the past setting of Darwinian thought, and the continuing discussions among scientists about natural selection and the processes of how evolution occurs.