 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
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...that his observations in South America "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 philosopher was the famous astronomer John Herschel, and the phrase, "that mystery of mysteries,"... | |
 | Nicholas Murray Butler, Frank Pierrepont Graves, William McAndrew - 1893 - Страниц: 548
...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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1968 - Страниц: 346
...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... | |
 | Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Great Britain) - 1885 - Страниц: 524
...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. These facts seemed to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called... | |
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