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... prove to be , should at least teach those who are willing to learn , that the whole subject is a great one , and worthy of attention , claiming earnest thought and varied learning to decide upon it in all its bearings ; it cannot be ...
... prove to be , should at least teach those who are willing to learn , that the whole subject is a great one , and worthy of attention , claiming earnest thought and varied learning to decide upon it in all its bearings ; it cannot be ...
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... proved that in botany , at least , all species of a genus had descended from the same mother 1 . This is precisely Mr. Darwin's opinion on the origin 1 Lyell , ' Principles of Geology , ' vol . ii . p . 324. Tenth Edition . of species ...
... proved that in botany , at least , all species of a genus had descended from the same mother 1 . This is precisely Mr. Darwin's opinion on the origin 1 Lyell , ' Principles of Geology , ' vol . ii . p . 324. Tenth Edition . of species ...
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... prove that species are not permanent . It must be borne in mind that when a character reverts from a very distant ancestor , the creature which inherits it will have numerous other qualities , all probably more or less differing from ...
... prove that species are not permanent . It must be borne in mind that when a character reverts from a very distant ancestor , the creature which inherits it will have numerous other qualities , all probably more or less differing from ...
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... prove the theory of Natural Selection by actual observing . But when a group of most important observed facts can be explained consistently by this theory , and by none other , while no fact has been brought forward to make it ...
... prove the theory of Natural Selection by actual observing . But when a group of most important observed facts can be explained consistently by this theory , and by none other , while no fact has been brought forward to make it ...
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... proved ex- pedient for a creature to be armed with a weapon capable of inspiring terror , yet so contrived that its possessor should , of necessity , be peaceful towards its neighbours . True , this might have been done by a single act ...
... proved ex- pedient for a creature to be armed with a weapon capable of inspiring terror , yet so contrived that its possessor should , of necessity , be peaceful towards its neighbours . True , this might have been done by a single act ...
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