 | 1860 - Страниц: 566
...geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by some of our greatest philosophers.' (P. 1.) What is there, we asked ourselves, as we closed the volume... | |
 | 1860 - Страниц: 966
...\vith certain facts connected with the geography and palaeontology of South America, which appeared to throw '' some light on the Origin of Species —...been called by one of our greatest philosophers."* After five years had elapsed in accumulating observations and reflecting upon them, he allowed himself... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1860 - Страниц: 556
...voyage on board IT.MS Beagle of which he has given us so admirable a Journal. These facts seemed to him to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as one of our greatest philosophers has called it ; and on his return home it occurred to him, in 1 837,... | |
 | 1860 - Страниц: 564
...voyage on board HMS Beagle of which he has given us so admirable a Journal. These facts seemed to him to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as one of our greatest philosophers has called it ; and on his return home it occurred to him, in 1837,... | |
 | 1860 - Страниц: 894
...geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of thatcontincnt. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, aa it has been called by sonio of our greatest philosophers." — P. 1. What is there, we asked ourselves,... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - Страниц: 406
...inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to throw some light...been called by one of our greatest philosophers.' Thus are we enabled to fix a date for the first suggestion of that theory which appears in its full... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - Страниц: 598
...inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to throw some light...been called by one of our greatest philosophers.' Thus are we enabled to fix a date for the first suggestion of that theory which appears in its full... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1881 - Страниц: 770
...past inhabitants ofthat continent. These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of species ; that mystery of mysteries, as it has been termed by one of our greatest philosophers. On my return home it occurred to me in 1837 that something... | |
 | 1883 - Страниц: 990
...phenomena of the same essential nature. The various classes of facts here referred to seemed to him "to throw some light on the origin of species —...been called by one of our greatest philosophers"; and he tells us that, soon after his return home in 1837, it occurred to him "that something might... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1875 - Страниц: 504
...These facts, as will be seen in tho latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on tho origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as...greatest philosophers. On my return home, it occurred to mo, in 1837, that something might perhaps bo made out on this question by patiently accumulating and... | |
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... that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers. 
