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principally with a view to the theory of the origin of species . By that means I am
strongly of opinion that some definite results might be arrived at . ” And at the very
end of the letter I say : “ There is a work published by the Ray Society I should ...
principally with a view to the theory of the origin of species . By that means I am
strongly of opinion that some definite results might be arrived at . ” And at the very
end of the letter I say : “ There is a work published by the Ray Society I should ...
Page 263
... new species , and that if we collected all orders of insects , as well as
landshells , birds , and mammals , there was no doubt we could easily pay our
expenses . Thus encouraged , we determined to go to Para , and began to make
all the ...
... new species , and that if we collected all orders of insects , as well as
landshells , birds , and mammals , there was no doubt we could easily pay our
expenses . Thus encouraged , we determined to go to Para , and began to make
all the ...
Page 270
There are , for instance , few places in England where during one summer more
than thirty different kinds of butterflies can be collected ; but here , in about two
months , we obtained more than four hundred distinct species , many of ...
There are , for instance , few places in England where during one summer more
than thirty different kinds of butterflies can be collected ; but here , in about two
months , we obtained more than four hundred distinct species , many of ...
Page 272
One elegant species , the stem of which , though not thicker than a man ' s arm ,
rises to a height of sixty or eighty feet , produces a small blackish fruit , from which
a creamy preparation is made , of which everybody becomes very fond , and ...
One elegant species , the stem of which , though not thicker than a man ' s arm ,
rises to a height of sixty or eighty feet , produces a small blackish fruit , from which
a creamy preparation is made , of which everybody becomes very fond , and ...
Page 273
A large proportion of American monkeys have prehensile tails , which are so
powerful in some of the species that they can hang their whole weight upon it and
swing about in the air with only a few inches of the tip twisted round a branch .
A large proportion of American monkeys have prehensile tails , which are so
powerful in some of the species that they can hang their whole weight upon it and
swing about in the air with only a few inches of the tip twisted round a branch .
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| Title | My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köide My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Author | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead, 1905 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 juuli 2007 |
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