Quarterly Journal of Science: 1866, Volume 3John Churchill and Sons, 1866 - Science |
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... recently published report of the Royal Commission on this subject : " There is every reason to believe that the distemper which in 1715 made a brief inroad , but was promptly expelled , and which in 1745 renewed the attack and held its ...
... recently published report of the Royal Commission on this subject : " There is every reason to believe that the distemper which in 1715 made a brief inroad , but was promptly expelled , and which in 1745 renewed the attack and held its ...
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... recently confirmed and synthetically completed by the more extended researches of Ber- thelot . The following must serve as a description of the mode of producing alcohol by synthesis , and we trust that it will be found generally ...
... recently confirmed and synthetically completed by the more extended researches of Ber- thelot . The following must serve as a description of the mode of producing alcohol by synthesis , and we trust that it will be found generally ...
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... recently been called . Mr. Gill promises a more extended memoir upon this subject , and the avowed purpose of Agassiz ' journey to South America is to study the metamorphoses of the fishes of the Amazon , so that we may hope for more ...
... recently been called . Mr. Gill promises a more extended memoir upon this subject , and the avowed purpose of Agassiz ' journey to South America is to study the metamorphoses of the fishes of the Amazon , so that we may hope for more ...
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... recently described as new , but without indication of their habitat , is fortunately not large , so that our knowledge of the geographical distribution of the Mollusca is also advanced by most of these papers , especially by those in ...
... recently described as new , but without indication of their habitat , is fortunately not large , so that our knowledge of the geographical distribution of the Mollusca is also advanced by most of these papers , especially by those in ...
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... recently established School of Mines , connected with the Museum of Practical Geology , became vacant by the resignation of Dr. Lyon Playfair . Sir Henry De la Beche , the Director of the School ; -indeed the Founder of it ; of the ...
... recently established School of Mines , connected with the Museum of Practical Geology , became vacant by the resignation of Dr. Lyon Playfair . Sir Henry De la Beche , the Director of the School ; -indeed the Founder of it ; of the ...
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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.
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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.