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Page 50
It was the recognition of the incessant and universal operation of the factors, the
masterly co-ordination of the facts of ... The “Vestiges of Creation” was so replete
with errors of fact and misconceptions as to attract more attention to the fault of its
...
It was the recognition of the incessant and universal operation of the factors, the
masterly co-ordination of the facts of ... The “Vestiges of Creation” was so replete
with errors of fact and misconceptions as to attract more attention to the fault of its
...
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... frank and ever ready to enjoy a joke or frolic; with all men he was unpretentious
, kind, and devoid of any artificiality of manner; but his life was essentially a
secluded one, as may be judged from the fact that the news of his death did not
reach ...
... frank and ever ready to enjoy a joke or frolic; with all men he was unpretentious
, kind, and devoid of any artificiality of manner; but his life was essentially a
secluded one, as may be judged from the fact that the news of his death did not
reach ...
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Their method is to collect facts and to discover their relations, and they accept no
conclusions that are not reached by this method. All other conclusions they hold
as undetermined or indeterminate. And now must be given a definition of ...
Their method is to collect facts and to discover their relations, and they accept no
conclusions that are not reached by this method. All other conclusions they hold
as undetermined or indeterminate. And now must be given a definition of ...
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It is a fact of observation that islands predispose to the apterous condition among
insects, a fact that is especially noticeable in Kerguelen's Land, as observed by
Dr. Hooker, and particularly by our fellow member, Dr. Kidder. Darwin (Origin of ...
It is a fact of observation that islands predispose to the apterous condition among
insects, a fact that is especially noticeable in Kerguelen's Land, as observed by
Dr. Hooker, and particularly by our fellow member, Dr. Kidder. Darwin (Origin of ...
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In his most famous work he lays stress particularly on the following facts and
generalizations , for which he draws from ... dimorphism and trimorphism being
only the extreme exaggeration of this fact ; the difficulty of distinguishing between
...
In his most famous work he lays stress particularly on the following facts and
generalizations , for which he draws from ... dimorphism and trimorphism being
only the extreme exaggeration of this fact ; the difficulty of distinguishing between
...
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| Title | Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 1–3. köide Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Biological Society of Washington |
| Author | Biological Society of Washington |
| Contributor | Smithsonian Institution |
| Publisher | Biological Society of Washington, 1882 |
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