Quarterly Journal of Science: 1866, Volume 3John Churchill and Sons, 1866 - Science |
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... apart . Some idea may be formed of the great antiquity of the streams of lava that run towards the sea , by a careful examination of the large ravine which I have already mentioned as having been 1866. ] 21 Teneriffe .
... apart . Some idea may be formed of the great antiquity of the streams of lava that run towards the sea , by a careful examination of the large ravine which I have already mentioned as having been 1866. ] 21 Teneriffe .
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... examination of them , we have obtained the assistance of men eminent in various departments of science , and we hope to be able to report on them hereafter . But we have now to deal with more pressing questions . Are the measures ...
... examination of them , we have obtained the assistance of men eminent in various departments of science , and we hope to be able to report on them hereafter . But we have now to deal with more pressing questions . Are the measures ...
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... examination of a large number of specimens it would not be safe to decide whether this difference is owing to the compa- rative toughness of the quartzite , or to the Indian 1866. ] 57 The Origin and Antiquity of Man .
... examination of a large number of specimens it would not be safe to decide whether this difference is owing to the compa- rative toughness of the quartzite , or to the Indian 1866. ] 57 The Origin and Antiquity of Man .
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... examination of the trans- formations and changes in plants and animals which are dependent on their influences . After Davy for a long period but small advance was made , and it is not a little curious to find Liebig in 1841 writing as ...
... examination of the trans- formations and changes in plants and animals which are dependent on their influences . After Davy for a long period but small advance was made , and it is not a little curious to find Liebig in 1841 writing as ...
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... examination of the subject with the prejudices of a countryman that London cowhouses are an abomination , that Londoners are ill fed with milk , and that the right way to supply a town with milk is to bring it in from the country , he ...
... examination of the subject with the prejudices of a countryman that London cowhouses are an abomination , that Londoners are ill fed with milk , and that the right way to supply a town with milk is to bring it in from the country , he ...
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Page 153 - I may be allowed to personify the natural preservation or survival of the fittest, cares nothing for appearances, except in so far as they are useful to any being. She can act on every internal organ, on every shade of constitutional difference, on the whole machinery of life. Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends.
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Page 68 - So man is approaching a more complete fulfilment of that great and sacred mission which he has to perform in this world. His reason being created after the image of God, he has to use it to discover the laws by which the Almighty governs His creation, and, by making these laws his standard of action, to conquer nature to his use ; himself a divine instrument.
Page 163 - These poor wretches were stunted in their growth, their hideous faces bedaubed with white paint, their skins filthy and greasy, their hair entangled, their voices discordant, and their gestures violent. Viewing such men, one can hardly make oneself believe that they are fellow-creatures and inhabitants of the same world.
Page 165 - Not one man in a thousand has accuracy of eye and judgment sufficient to become an eminent breeder. If gifted with these qualities, and he studies his subject for years, and devotes his lifetime to it with indomitable perseverance, he will succeed, and may make great improvements; if he wants any of these qualities, he will assuredly fail.
Page 59 - Europe; our nearest relatives in the animal kingdom are confined to hot, almost to tropical climates, and it is in such countries that we ai'e most likely to find the earliest traces of the human race.
Page 308 - The Treasury of Botany, or Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom ; with which is incorporated a Glossary of Botanical Terms.