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 called by one of our greatest philosophers. The Fortnightly Review - Стр. 8251866 - Страниц: 28Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| Helen Small, Trudi Tate - 2003 - Страниц: 274
...Humboldt in the introduction to the Origin of Species, where the question of origins is described as 'that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers' (65). The editors of Darwin's early notebooks have indicated, however, on the strength of Darwin's... | |
| Charles Darwin - 2003 - Страниц: 676
...certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the 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... | |
| Jorge V. Crisci, Liliana Katinas, Paula Posadas - 2003 - Страниц: 278
...certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the 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." Today, as in Darwin's time, the distribution... | |
| Kathryn Coe - 2003 - Страниц: 236
...certain facts in the distribution of inhabitants of South America, and in the 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" (1859). The... | |
| Sir William Cecil Dampier Dampier, Margaret Dampier - 2003 - Страниц: 312
...certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the 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... | |
| Laurie Ann Callihan - 2004 - Страниц: 294
...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 called by one of our greatest philosophera. On my return home, it occurred to me, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made out... | |
| Michael Freeman, Michael J. Freeman, Professor of English Law Michael Freeman - 2004 - Страниц: 332
...certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the 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 ..." Prelude Belief in the Deluge encouraged... | |
| Angus M. Gunn - 2015 - Страниц: 199
...certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the 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... | |
| John Henry Morgan - 2005 - Страниц: 265
...in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent....of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the orign of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers.... | |
| Glyn Lloyd-Hughes - 2005 - Страниц: 412
...naturalist, I was struck with certain facts, which seemed to throw light on the origin of species, that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers. On my return home in 1837,1 began patiently accumulating and reflecting on all sorts of facts which could have any bearing... | |
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