 Thus man, by the mere capacity of clothing himself, and making weapons and tools, has taken away from nature that power of slowly but permanently changing the external form and structure, in accordance with changes in the external world, which she exercises...  The Natural History Review - Page 3321864Full view - About this book
 | 1868 - 978 lehte
...any great extent hi his teeth or digestive organs are rendered unnecessary. Man, too, has everywhere the use of fire, and by its means can render palatable...which he could hardly otherwise make use of, and thus obtain for himself a supply of food fnr more varied and abundant than that which any animal can command.... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1870 - 414 lehte
...any great extent in his teeth or digestive organs are rendered unnecessary. Man, too, has everywhere the use of fire, and by its means can render palatable...and tools, has taken away from nature that power of slowly but permanently changing the external form and structure, in accordance with changes in the... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1871 - 64 lehte
...any great extent in his teeth or digestive organs are rendered unnecessary. Man, too, has everywhere the use of fire, and by its means can render palatable...and tools, has taken away from nature that power of slowly but permanently changing the external form and structure, in accordance with changes in the... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1871 - 412 lehte
...any great extent in his teeth or digestive organs are rendered unnecessary. Man, too, has everywhere the use of fire, and by its means can render palatable...and tools, has taken away from nature that power of slowly but permanently changing the external form and structure, in accordance with changes in the... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - 1871 - 490 lehte
...any great extent in his teeth or digestive organs are rendered unnecessary. Man, too, has everywhere the use of fire, and by its means can render palatable...variety of animal and vegetable substances, which ho could hardly otherwise make use of; and thus obtains for himself a supply of food far more varied... | |
 | 1872 - 658 lehte
...some of my views are new or true, and what may be said against them. At page 315 Mr. Wallace says, "Man, by the mere capacity of clothing himself and...making weapons and tools, has taken away from Nature the power of slowly but permanently changing the external form and structure in accordance with the... | |
 | 1872 - 668 lehte
...some of my views are new or true, and what may be said against them. At page 315 Mr. Wallace says, "Man, by the mere capacity of clothing himself and...making weapons and tools, has taken away from Nature the power of slowly but permanently changing the external form and structure in accordance with the... | |
 | William Rathbone Greg - 1873 - 352 lehte
...any great extent in his teeth or digestive organs are rendered unnecessary. Man, too, has everywhere the use of fire, and by its means can render palatable...and abundant than that which any animal can command. 'i Thus man, by the mere capacity of clothing himself, and making weapons and tools, has taken away... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1873 - 606 lehte
...marked characteristics which distinguish mankind from the highest brutes. c Man ' says Mr Wallace, 4 by the mere capacity of clothing himself, and making...and tools, has taken away from nature that power of slowly but permanently changing the external form and structure, in accordance with changes in the... | |
 | William Rathbone Greg - 1874 - 336 lehte
...any great extent in his teeth or digestive organs are rendered unnecessary. Man, too, has everywhere the use of fire, and by its means can render palatable a variety of animal and vegetable substances, which^he could hardly otherwise make use of, and thus obtains for himself a supply of food far more... | |
| |
