On Comparative Longevity in Man and the Lower AnimalsMacmillan and Company, 1870 - 135 pages |
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... facts and arguments herein set forth may , it is hoped , interest the public . One result which I hope to attain , by the favour of those who may read my pages , is the accu- mulation of an increased number of really trustworthy facts ...
... facts and arguments herein set forth may , it is hoped , interest the public . One result which I hope to attain , by the favour of those who may read my pages , is the accu- mulation of an increased number of really trustworthy facts ...
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... 113 114 T. Tables based on limited Data and relating to Sections of the Community 115 U. Calculations on a smaller Basis of Facts , by Dr. Guy 116 17. General Conclusions from the foregoing Statements and PAGE Tables vili CONTENTS .
... 113 114 T. Tables based on limited Data and relating to Sections of the Community 115 U. Calculations on a smaller Basis of Facts , by Dr. Guy 116 17. General Conclusions from the foregoing Statements and PAGE Tables vili CONTENTS .
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... facts and considerations have been pointed out which go 1 The great importance which man attaches himself to long life , gives the enquiry into longevity in animals a greater importance than it deserves as a physiological or ...
... facts and considerations have been pointed out which go 1 The great importance which man attaches himself to long life , gives the enquiry into longevity in animals a greater importance than it deserves as a physiological or ...
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... facts bearing on comparative longevity ; and in too many cases the facts so called are not sup- ported by scientific evidence . In a recent article in 1 It will be seen below how vast an amount of enquiry has yet to be made , as to ...
... facts bearing on comparative longevity ; and in too many cases the facts so called are not sup- ported by scientific evidence . In a recent article in 1 It will be seen below how vast an amount of enquiry has yet to be made , as to ...
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... facts to deal with , and have been able to bring a sounder scientific knowledge to bear on the problem than those who preceded them . The treatise of Bacon , entitled Historia Vitæ et Mortis , ' contains a most admirable enquiry into ...
... facts to deal with , and have been able to bring a sounder scientific knowledge to bear on the problem than those who preceded them . The treatise of Bacon , entitled Historia Vitæ et Mortis , ' contains a most admirable enquiry into ...
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abnormal absolute potential longevity accessibility of food Actinozoa amongst Annelids appears Aristotle asexual average longevity Bacon birds Buffon bulk cæteris paribus causes character civilized classes creature Crown 8vo Crustacea Darwin death diminished disease duration English enquiry essay Extra fcap facts favours Longevity Fcap Fcap 8vo fertility fish Flourens forms Fuegian gemmules genesis germinal matter gevity greater Grindon growth hence HENRY KINGSLEY Herbert Spencer hereditary high evolution high individuation History Hufeland Hydrozoa increased influence insects known length less life-tables limit living matter long livers long-lived longer lived males mammals ments Mollusca mortality natural decay nutriment observed old age organisms ovum period personal expenditure plants POEMS POETRY potential longevity Professor PROTOPHYTA PROTOZOA quantity races racterizes regard relation reproduction Reptiles Rotifer seen sexual shew Spencer statements statistics structure supposed term terrestrial Terrestrial animals tertiary aggregation tion various Vertebrata whilst writer young