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DEPARTMENT FOR LADIES 321 Speculations of the Chaldeans Indians Egyptians Greeks The beginnings of modern scientific theory Copernicus -Kepler-Descartes-Newton The Nebular Hypothesis-Kant-Laplace-The Age of the Sun-Lord Kelvin's Researches Criticisms of the Nebular Hypothesis-The phenomena presented by the Planets Dissipation of Energy-George Darwin's theory of Tidal Friction Application of the theory of Tidal Friction to the History of the Earth and Moon Stellar Evolution-The Meteoric Hypothesis The Ultimate Basis of the Universe-Ether-Constitu- tion of Matter-Gravitation ikatutal Science an Jftctoent ftultute MRS McKILLOP Michaelmas Term Tuesday 11 The Relation of Natural Science to Modern Culture Introductory The extent to which Natural Science now influences our lives How far we require scientific training as an equipment The position of Science now and in the past as part of Education The Theory of Evolution and its influence on Modern Thought illustrated by the work of- Charles Darwin Thomas Huxley to י י י Herbert Spencer Evolution in its relation to social problems
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