Quarterly Journal of Science, Volume 18John Churchill and Sons, 1881 - Science |
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... scientific theories upon the fact that the " cause " of vegetable life is evidently an internal and not an external one . And this is paraded by some writers as a proof that the Divine Being cannot be regarded as the actual cause of ...
... scientific theories upon the fact that the " cause " of vegetable life is evidently an internal and not an external one . And this is paraded by some writers as a proof that the Divine Being cannot be regarded as the actual cause of ...
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... scientific truth , is not re- munerative , we may say that hunger is here a check , not a stimulus . It has often been said that our progress in dis- covery would be far more rapid if we could train up a caste of thinkers who could ...
... scientific truth , is not re- munerative , we may say that hunger is here a check , not a stimulus . It has often been said that our progress in dis- covery would be far more rapid if we could train up a caste of thinkers who could ...
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... scientific research , and cradled in the toleration of an enlightened civilisation , its advent marks an epoch in the history of humanity . Should there be fearful shadows in its progress , where loiter grim doubts and gloomy ...
... scientific research , and cradled in the toleration of an enlightened civilisation , its advent marks an epoch in the history of humanity . Should there be fearful shadows in its progress , where loiter grim doubts and gloomy ...
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... scientific value as the stories of swallows having been found hybernating in caves and hollow trees . " He reminds us that some species , such as the robin , the blackbird and the song - thrush , are stationary in England , but ...
... scientific value as the stories of swallows having been found hybernating in caves and hollow trees . " He reminds us that some species , such as the robin , the blackbird and the song - thrush , are stationary in England , but ...
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... scientific term of in- stinct , appears to be without any foundation in fact . ” We must here conclude our notice of this pleasant and in- structive volume , which we recommend to all lovers of natural history . History of North ...
... scientific term of in- stinct , appears to be without any foundation in fact . ” We must here conclude our notice of this pleasant and in- structive volume , which we recommend to all lovers of natural history . History of North ...
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Page 6 - Darwin to set aside, is as firmly associated with the creation of a few forms as with the creation of a multitude. We need clearness and thoroughness here. Two courses, and two only, are possible. Either let us open our doors freely to the conception of creative acts, or abandoning them, let us radically change our notions of matter.