Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism

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D. Appleton, 1889 - Всего страниц: 396

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Стр. 67 - Every species has come into existence coincident both in time and space with a pre-existing closely allied species" connects together and renders intelligible a vast number of independent and hitherto unexplained facts.
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