Researches into the physical history of mankind. Second edition in two volumes. Vol. 1
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Université Paris Cité. BIU Santé Médecine
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0044 - Page 11 - Book I. On the origin and diffusion of organized beings - considerations of the question whether each species exists in only one race, or has sprungs from several different origins. Chapter I. Introductory remarks - opinion and argument of Linnoeus on this subject
0049 - Page 16 - Chapter II. Of the dispersion of the species of plants. SectionI. Three hypotheses which have been maintained
0051 - Page 18 - Section II. General facts - vegetation of distant regions compared with that of Europe
0056 - Page 23 - Section III. Of the means provided by nature for the dispersion of plants - Facts referring to the migrations and colonies of plants
0060 - Page 27 - Section IV. More particular inquiry into the manner in which the families of plants are grouped - Relations betweern the vegetation of coutries amalogous with respect to climate
0067 - Page 34 - Section V. Phaenomena relating to the végétation of Islands
0070 - Page 37 - Section VI. Recapitulation and Conclusion
0073 - Page 40 - Section VII. Exceptions to some of the foregoing observations
0076 - Page 43 - Chapter III. Of the dispersion of animals. Section I. Of thedistribution of insects
0079 - Page 46 - Section II. Of the dispersion of Birds
0081 - Page 48 - Section III. Of the dispersion od marine animale
0086 - Page 53 - Section IV. Of the dispersion os quadrupeds and reptiles of the land - Division of the earth into Zoological Provincen
0089 - Page 56 - Section V. Zoological character of each of the provinces above described
0101 - Page 68 - Section VI. Division of the principal familis between these different regions
0107 - Page 74 - Section VII. Of the animals found in Islands
0111 - Page 78 - Section VIII. Concluding remarks on the dispersion of animals in parrticular
0112 - Page 79 - Section IX. Recapitulation with respect to the dispersion of organised beings in general
0114 - Page 81 - Notes on chapter III. Comparison of the preceding remarks with the history of mankind and the deluge, contained in Germain. Section I. Statement of an hypothesis on this subject
0116 - Page 83 - Section II. Proofs and illustrations
0120 - Page 87 - Section III. Bearing of this inference on the following discussion
0123 - Page 90 - Book II. Attempt to elucidate the inquiby whether all the races of men belong to one species. Chapter I. Amalyticed statement of the different methods of determining the limits of species, and of elucidating the proposed inquiry. Section I. Meaning of the terms, species - Genus. Specific difference
0126 - Page 93 - Section II. First method of determining on the identity or diversity of species; viz. by reference to the principal laws of the animal economy
0128 - Page 95 - Section III. Second criterion - reference to the propagation of animals of mixed Breed
0132 - Page 99 - Section IV. Third method of inquiry - criterion founded an analogy to known variations
0133 - Page 100 - Section V. Fourth method of inquiry - Facts to be collected directly bearing on the subject
0137 - Page 104 - Chapter II. Application of the two former methods of inquiry to the different races of men. Section I. Application of the first method. Physiological comparison of the different races of men - with respect to the general laws of the aniaml economy - with repsect to diseases
0159 - Page 126 - Section II. Application of the second method of inquiry, founded on the facts relating to the propagation of mixed races, to the present question
0163 - Page 130 - Chapter III. Application of the third method of inquiry founded on the comparaison of analogous variations. Part I. Account of the phoenomena of diversity in Mankind. Section I. General remarks introductory to the subject
0164 - Page 131 - Section II. Varieties of colour - correspondence in the colours of the skin, hair, and eyes
0166 - Page 133 - Section III. Of the structure of the parts on which the variety of colour depends
0171 - Page 138 - Section IV. Of the principal varieties of colour : 1. Of the melanie variety. 2. Of the albino variety. 3. Of the xanthous variety
0189 - Page 156 - Section V. Of varieties of from, particularly in the bony structure. Observations on the principal varieties of the skull
0215 - Page 174 - Section VI. Further observations on the varieties of the skull. 1. On stenobregmate. 2. On platybregmate skulls
0228 - Page 187 - Section VII. Varieties in the figure and proportion of parts
0233 - Page 192 - chapter IV. Application of the third method of inquiry continued. Part2. -Survey of analogous phoenomena in other species of animals. Section I. Examples of this analogy in respect of colour
0238 - Page 197 - Section II. Remarks on this analogy, between the varieties of colour in men, and those in other species of animals
0240 - Page 199 - Section III. Of pendicularities in the constitution connected with the varieties of colour
0242 - Page 201 - Section IV. Of the variety of texture in the human skin and of some analogous phoenomena in other species
0248 - Page 207 - Section V. Of varieties of form in the lower of animals, analogous to the corresponding diversities above described in mankind
0256 - Page 215 - Section VI. Of the hereditary transmission of varieties
0263 - Page 222 - Section VII. Of the different kinds of hair which distinguish particular races of men
0271 - Page 230 - Section VIII. Of diversity of stature
0275 - Page 234 - Section IX. Recapitulation and Conclusion of this argument
0278 - Page 237 - Book III. Application of the fourth method of inquiry - survey of the physical history of particular races. Part. I. Of the african races. Chapter I. Introduction - méthode to be pursued in this and the following books
0282 - Page 241 - Chapter II. General remarks on the native races of africa - remains of the Libyan race. Secion I. Distribution of the african nations
0283 - Page 242 - Section II. Remains of the anciens Libyan race
0286 - Page 245 - Section III. Physical characters of these tribes
0291 - Page 250 - Chapter III. Nations of western negroland, or Guinea. Section I. General observations
0292 - Page 251 - Section II. Of the nations bordering on the Rivers Senegal and Gambia
0301 - Page 260 - Section III. Of the nations between the gambia and the Gold Coast
0305 - Page 264 - Section IV. Of he nations inhabiting the gold Coast, and the countries in the interior adjacent
0311 - Page 270 - Section V. Of the nations on the Slave Coast, and the interior country
0313 - Page 272 - Sections. VI. Of the natives of benin
0315 - Page 274 - Chapter. IV. Of the races of people in the interior of africa. Section I. Division - nations to the southward - felatah tribes from the west - Negro empires
0319 - Page 278 - Section II. Negro nations to the castward of bornou
0320 - Page 279 - Sections III. Geneal remarks on the physical characters of these nations; -Blacks races - red races
0322 - Page 281 - Section IV. People of fezzam
0323 - Page 282 - Chapter V. Nations of the north-eastern parts of africa, including the Empire of Abyssinia, nubia, and Egypt. Section I. Of the empire of habesh
0330 - Page 289 - Section II. Of the history of the ancien Ethiopians
0336 - Page 295 - Section III. Enumeration of the different races of people in the empires of Abyssinia and Ethiopia
0338 - Page 297 - Section IV. Of the shangalla, and other Negro Tribes in Abyssinia and Nubia
0340 - Page 299 - Section V. Of the red or copper-coloured races
0349 - Page 308 - Section VI. Physical characters of the Abyssinians
0350 - Page 309 - Section VII. Of the Copts
0353 - Page 312 - Section VIII. Physical characters of the old Ethiiopians
0357 - Page 316 - Section IX. Of the complexion and physical structure of the ancien Egyptians
0377 - Page 332 - Chapter VI. Of the nations of southern Africa. Section I. General observations
0379 - Page 334 - Section II. Physical characters of the hottentots
0384 - Page 339 - Section III. Of the Kaffers
0387 - Page 342 - Section IV. Of the Coast of Zanghuebar
0388 - Page 343 - section V. Of the nations in the interior, behind the Coast of zanguebar
0389 - Page 344 - Section VI. Extent of the Kaffers towards the north - natives of delagoa bay - mosambique
0393 - Page 348 - Section VII. Of the nations of the empire of Kongo
0398 - Page 353 - Section VIII. General observations of the extension of the Kaffer race and language in Africa, southward of the equator
0401 - Page 356 - Chapter VII. General observations on the physical characters of the African nations, and conjectures on the relation of these, particularly of their. Complexion, to the climate of Africa. Section I. Classification of races
0403 - Page 358 - Section II. Of the relation to climate
0410 - Page 365 - Book IV. Survey of the physical history of particular races, continued. Part II. History of the races of men dispersed through the great southern ocean. Chapter I. General account of the different classes of people found in these regious
0415 - Page 370 - Chapter II. Of the papua races. Section I. Of the nations of new Guinea and the neighbouring Islands
0420 - Page 375 - Section II. Of the naties of the long ranges of Islands, extending from new Guinea into the southern Pacific ocean
0437 - Page 392 - Chapter III. Of the races of black savages with straight hair, in the indian archipelago, and in the austral countrier. Section I. Races of this description in the Indian ocean
0440 - Page 395 - Section II. Of the natives of terra Australis
0453 - Page 406 - Section III. General observations on the anatomical structure of the black races, both Papuas and australians
0459 - Page 412 - Chapter IV. Description of the polynesian tribes in the Islands of the Pacific Ocean. Section I. General observations
0460 - Page 413 - Section II. Natives of easter Island
0463 - Page 416 - Section III. Natives of new Zealand
0465 - Page 418 - Section IV. Natives of otaheite and the society Isles
0467 - Page 420 - Section V. Natives of the Tonga or Friendly Islands
0469 - Page 422 - Section VI. Natives of the marquesas
0471 - Page 424 - Section VII. Natives of the sandwich Islands
0473 - Page 426 - Section VIII. Natives of Bauman's Isles
0477 - Page 428 - Section IX. Natives of tha Caroline Islands
0478 - Page 429 - Section X. General remarks on the social state, religion, and distinguishing characters of the Polynesian tribes in the pacific ocean
0483 - Page 434 - Chapter V. Of the population of the Indian archipelago. Section I. Of the dispersion of the Polynesian race in the Indian ocean
0485 - Page 436 - Section II. Supposed descent of this race from the Malays
0487 - Page 438 - Section III. Supposed descent of this race from the Javanese. Probable history of the Polynesian tribes in the Indian Ocean
0494 - Page 445 - Chapter VI. Subject of the last chapter continued. Account of particular nations. Section I. Of the natives of sumatra and the adjacent Islands
0498 - Page 449 - Section II. Of the Javanese
0501 - Page 452 - Section III. Of the people of celebes
0503 - Page 454 - Section IV. Of the natives of Borneo. Section V. Of the Philippine Islanders
0516 - Page 465 - Section VI. Of the ladrone or Marian Isles
0518 - Page 467 - Section VII. Of the moluccas. Section VIII. Of the other Indian Islanders
0520 - Page 469 - Chapter VII. Of the races of people inhabiting the Islands in the western Indian ocean, or Indo-African seas. Section I. General remarks. Section II. Natives of the nicolor Islands
0522 - Page 471 - Section III. Natives of the andaman Islands
0523 - Page 472 - Section IV. Natives of the maldivisian Islands
0524 - Page 473 - Section V. Natives of Madagascar
0529 - Page 478 - Section VI. Concluding remarks on the population of the Islands in the Indian ocean
0531 - Page 480 - Chapter VIII. Physical observations on the races of men surveyed in this book, considered comparatively and separately. Section I. Comparative observations on the Papua and Polynesian races
0534 - Page 483 - Section II. Of the physical varieties which are to be found in the Polynesian race
0537 - Page 486 - Section III. Of the svariations which are discovered in the Papua and Australian races
0539 - Page 488 - Section IV. Remarks on the physical varieties of all these collectively. Inferences from them with respect to the origin of national varieties. Relation to climate
0542 - Page 491 - Book V. Survey of the physical history of particular races, continued. Part III. History of the Indo-european nations. Chapter I. Introductory remarks
0547 - Page 496 - Chapter II. Of the people of India. Section I. Remarks on the history of the Hindoos, their language, and origin
0553 - Page 502 - Section II. Of the dialects of the Indian language, and the subdivisions of the people into different nations
0558 - Page 507 - Section III. Of the physical characters of the Hindoos
0567 - Page 516 - Section IV. Of the ,atives of Ceylon
0571 - Page 520 - Section V. Of the Gipseys
0576 - Page 525 - Notes to vol. I. Note A. On the language of the ancient Lybians
0578 - Page 527 - Note II. On the language of the Felatahs
0582 - Page 531 - Part I. Nations of Africa
0584 - Page 533 - Part II. Australian, or oceanic nations
0586 - Page 535 - Part III. Indo-European nations
0589 - Page 538 - Part IV. Westera Asiatic nations. Part V. Races of northers Asia and Eastern Europe