I cannot doubt that the theory of descent with modification embraces all the members of the same great class or kingdom. I believe that animals are descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number. Nature - Стр. 145редактор(ы): - 1873Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| 1860 - Страниц: 1172
...vegetable life warrants the conclusion, that Ml living animals "have descended from, at most, only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number. Analogy would lead me one step further, namely, to the belief that all animals and plants have descended from some one... | |
| Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1860 - Страниц: 1174
...warrants the conclusion, that all living animals " have descended from, at most, only four or live progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number. Analogy would lead me one step further, namely, to the belief that all animals and plants have descended from some one... | |
| 1875 - Страниц: 828
...his work on the " Origin of Species" he snys " I believe that animals are descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number." On the same page he goes much further : " Analogy would lead me one step farther, namely, to the belief... | |
| Henry Pitman - Страниц: 1316
...whom this divergence is maintained : this * " I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number." — Origin of Species, p. 484. Mr Darwin goes on to say: " Analogy would lead one step further, namely,... | |
| 1860 - Страниц: 800
...members of the same class." Furthermore, " I believe that all animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number." Seeing that analogy as strongly suggests a further step in the same direction, while he protests that... | |
| 1860 - Страниц: 446
...ages, Mr. Darwin thinks it proved that all animals have descended in one direct genealogical line " from at most four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number ;" and probable that " all the organic oeings which have ever lived on this earth have descended from... | |
| 1860 - Страниц: 880
...weight, and worthy of consideration : — " I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number Analogy would lead me one step further, namely, to the belief that all animals and plants have descended from some one... | |
| 1860 - Страниц: 890
...embraces all the members of the same class. I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number. Analogy would lead me one step further, namely, to the belief that all animals and plants have descended from some one... | |
| Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1860 - Страниц: 1176
...vegetable life warrants the conclusion, that all living animals " have descended from, at most, only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number. Analogy would lead me one step further, namely, to the belief that all animals and plants have descended from some one... | |
| William Nelson Pendleton - 1860 - Страниц: 362
...(p. 419, nearly the last page of his book:) "I believe that animals have descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number. Analogy would lead me one step farther, namely, to the belief that all animals and plants have descended from some one... | |
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