My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 2. köideDodd, Mead, 1906 |
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... letters I received from him . On November 3 , 1880 , he wrote me the following very kind letter upon my criticism : - " Island Life , DARWIN II.
... letters I received from him . On November 3 , 1880 , he wrote me the following very kind letter upon my criticism : - " Island Life , DARWIN II.
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... Letters , " iii . p . 22. Of course I carefully considered all Darwin's suggestions and facts in later editions of my ... letter , two months later , in which he recurs to the same subject . " MY DEAR WALLACE , " Down , January 2 , 1881 ...
... Letters , " iii . p . 22. Of course I carefully considered all Darwin's suggestions and facts in later editions of my ... letter , two months later , in which he recurs to the same subject . " MY DEAR WALLACE , " Down , January 2 , 1881 ...
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... Letters , " iii . pp . 25 and 27 ) ; and this , so far as I know , is the last reference he made to the subject . The last letter I received from him was entirely on literary and political subjects , and , as usual , very kind and ...
... Letters , " iii . pp . 25 and 27 ) ; and this , so far as I know , is the last reference he made to the subject . The last letter I received from him was entirely on literary and political subjects , and , as usual , very kind and ...
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... letter is , to me , perhaps the most interesting I ever received from Darwin , since it shows that it was only the engrossing interests of his scientific and literary work , per- formed under the drawback of almost constant ill - health ...
... letter is , to me , perhaps the most interesting I ever received from Darwin , since it shows that it was only the engrossing interests of his scientific and literary work , per- formed under the drawback of almost constant ill - health ...
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... letter of eight pages , trying to show that the general principles of flight in birds , bats , and insects were the same ; but that in birds there were additional special adapta- tions that render their flight more perfect , and their ...
... letter of eight pages , trying to show that the general principles of flight in birds , bats , and insects were the same ; but that in birds there were additional special adapta- tions that render their flight more perfect , and their ...
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