 ... and which I formerly entertained, namely, that each species has been independently created, is erroneous. I am fully convinced that species are not immutable; but that those belonging to what are called the same genera are lineal descendants of some...  A New Theory of the Origin of Species - Page 27by Benjamin G. Ferris - 1883 - 272 lehteFull view - About this book
 | 1861 - 376 lehte
...assumption regarding Darwin's object, for in the introductory chapters to his work, we find him stating, " that natural selection has been the main but not exclusive means of modification" (Darwin's Origin of Species, p. 6, 5th 1000). Then, again, with reference to the controlling power... | |
 | 1861 - 716 lehte
...not immutable ; but that those belonging to what are called the same genera are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the...one species are the descendants of that species." (Page 13.) This is quite a moderate statement of the theory ; and in reading the book we are led to... | |
 | 1875 - 828 lehte
...the same genera are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the same way as the acknowledged varieties of any one species are the descendants of that species. • Dr. Hodge. As regards the mode in which all this has heen effected, he says, "I am convinced that... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1888 - 476 lehte
...encounter in their studies. Darwin has distinctly said in his first edition of the "Origin of Species," "I am convinced that natural selection has been the main but not the exclusive means of modification;" and in his sixth edition of the same work, in quoting these words,... | |
 | 1860 - 800 lehte
...not immutable ; but that those belonging to what are called the same genera are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the...the main, but not exclusive means of modification." This is the kernel of the new theory, the Darwinian creed, as recited at the close of the introduction... | |
 | Crosthwaite and co - 1860 - 622 lehte
...not immutable ; but that those belonging to what are called the same genera are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the...the main but not exclusive means of modification." These convictions, we shall find, have been arrived at from an analysis of the circumstances and rules... | |
 | 1860 - 794 lehte
...not immutable ; but that those belonging to what are called the same genera are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the...the main, but not exclusive means of modification." This is the kernel of the new theory, the Darwinian creed, as recited at the close of the introduction... | |
 | 1860 - 660 lehte
...the same genera are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the same way as the acknowledged varieties of any one species are...the main, but not exclusive, means of modification." — P. 6. Such, in few words, is Mr. Darwin's profession of faith. It must be acknowledged, that the... | |
 | 1860 - 580 lehte
...the same genera are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the same way as the acknowledged varieties of any one species are...Selection has been the main, but not exclusive, means of modification."—PG Such, in few words, is Mr Darwin's profession of faith. It must be acknowledged,... | |
 | John Phillips - 1860 - 280 lehte
...Species, 1859. are lineal descendants of some other and generally extinct species, in the same way as the acknowledged varieties of any one species are...convinced that natural selection has been the main but not the exclusive means of modification.' If asked how far he extends the doctrine of the mutability of... | |
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