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At the age of sixteen he wrote : I feel a longing , a natural desire , to explore and
understand the ways of science . I am ambitious of doing something that will
deserve the praise or excite the admiration of mankind . ” When the praise and ...
At the age of sixteen he wrote : I feel a longing , a natural desire , to explore and
understand the ways of science . I am ambitious of doing something that will
deserve the praise or excite the admiration of mankind . ” When the praise and ...
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are on natural exposures in some districts that have certainly been glaciated ,
and will not be surprised that in a hurried visit of only a few hours I should not
have discovered any . Glacial scratches are seldom preserved on rock surfaces ...
are on natural exposures in some districts that have certainly been glaciated ,
and will not be surprised that in a hurried visit of only a few hours I should not
have discovered any . Glacial scratches are seldom preserved on rock surfaces ...
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Viewed in this light , the wonderful perfection of mimetic forms is a natural
consequence of the selection of the individuals that , on the one side , were more
and more mimetic , and on the other ( that of their enemies ) more and more able
to ...
Viewed in this light , the wonderful perfection of mimetic forms is a natural
consequence of the selection of the individuals that , on the one side , were more
and more mimetic , and on the other ( that of their enemies ) more and more able
to ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 651. number of Everyman's Library 651. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent, 1911 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 16 dets. 2014 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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