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The contributions of Svante Arrhenius, William Thomson, Hermann von Helmholtz, Hermann Richter, and Ferdinand Cohn to the development of the Panspermia theory have extensively been reviewed by Arrhenius himself (1908), Oparin ( 1938 ), and Kamminga ( 1982 ). Reading the original publications reveals the pivotal role that Charles Darwin must have played in shaping their ideas-an aspect that has not been highlighted before. It is argued that The Origin of Species not only kick-started the scientific development of the Panspermia theory in the 19(th) century but that biological evolution was an integral building block of it.
斯万特·阿伦尼乌斯、威廉·汤姆森、赫尔曼·冯·亥姆霍兹、赫尔曼·黎克特和费迪南德·科恩对生源说发展的贡献，阿伦尼乌斯本人（1908 年）、奥巴林（1938 年）和卡明加（1982 年）都进行了广泛的回顾。阅读原始出版物揭示了查尔斯·达尔文在塑造他们的思想方面所起的关键作用——这一方面以前没有得到强调。本文认为，《物种起源》不仅在 19 世纪启动了生源说的科学发展，而且生物进化也是其不可或缺的组成部分。
