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... word " organ " for a limb told its own story ; the word could not have become so current under this meaning unless the idea of a limb as a tool or machine had been agree- able to common sense . What would follow , then , if we regarded ...
... word " organ " for a limb told its own story ; the word could not have become so current under this meaning unless the idea of a limb as a tool or machine had been agree- able to common sense . What would follow , then , if we regarded ...
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... words , " I am surprised that no one has hitherto advanced this demon- strative case of neuter insects against the well- known doctrine of inherited habit as advanced by Lamarck , " were positively awful . There was a quiet ...
... words , " I am surprised that no one has hitherto advanced this demon- strative case of neuter insects against the well- known doctrine of inherited habit as advanced by Lamarck , " were positively awful . There was a quiet ...
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... words of Mr. Darwin quoted above , to the effect that it would be a serious error to ascribe the greater num- ber of instincts to transmitted habit . I wrote chapter xi . of " Life and Habit , " which is headed " Instinct as Inherited ...
... words of Mr. Darwin quoted above , to the effect that it would be a serious error to ascribe the greater num- ber of instincts to transmitted habit . I wrote chapter xi . of " Life and Habit , " which is headed " Instinct as Inherited ...
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... word " fluctuat- ing " has dropped out of the note in question , and we now learn that Isidore Geoffroy gives " a full account of Buffon's conclusions , " without the 66 fluctuating . " But Buffon has not taken much by this , for his ...
... word " fluctuat- ing " has dropped out of the note in question , and we now learn that Isidore Geoffroy gives " a full account of Buffon's conclusions , " without the 66 fluctuating . " But Buffon has not taken much by this , for his ...
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... word more upon this note before I leave it . Mr. Darwin speaks of Isidore Geoffroy's history of opinion as " excellent , " and his ac- count of Buffon's opinions as " full . " I wonder how well qualified he is to be a judge of these ...
... word more upon this note before I leave it . Mr. Darwin speaks of Isidore Geoffroy's history of opinion as " excellent , " and his ac- count of Buffon's opinions as " full . " I wonder how well qualified he is to be a judge of these ...
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