The Quarterly Journal of Science, Volume 3John Churchill and Sons, 1866 - Science |
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... existence , stand forth as a creator even of the humblest living form . To go a step beyond this , and affirm that there is this or that in nature which he cannot do , or should not attempt ; to dogmatize upon the things of which he ...
... existence , stand forth as a creator even of the humblest living form . To go a step beyond this , and affirm that there is this or that in nature which he cannot do , or should not attempt ; to dogmatize upon the things of which he ...
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... existence , -for where there is no progress there must be retrogression , -and to make him the image of God in name alone and not in nature . The story of Prometheus is , in common with many others of a similar character , merely a ...
... existence , -for where there is no progress there must be retrogression , -and to make him the image of God in name alone and not in nature . The story of Prometheus is , in common with many others of a similar character , merely a ...
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... existence of traditions of a gigantic tortoise , comparable in size with the elephant , connected with the cosmogonic speculations of nearly all eastern nations , and he asks , " Was this tortoise a mere creature of the imagination , or ...
... existence of traditions of a gigantic tortoise , comparable in size with the elephant , connected with the cosmogonic speculations of nearly all eastern nations , and he asks , " Was this tortoise a mere creature of the imagination , or ...
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... existence . " The greatest height at which quartzite implements have been found is 370 feet , so that a considerable period of time must have elapsed since the formation of the deposit in which they occur ; and presuming that the ...
... existence . " The greatest height at which quartzite implements have been found is 370 feet , so that a considerable period of time must have elapsed since the formation of the deposit in which they occur ; and presuming that the ...
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... existence are as yet confined to Post - pliocene , probably to Post- glacial , deposits . We ought , nevertheless , to be prepared to receive facts which will extend his range in time , and lessen the gap between him and his " nearest ...
... existence are as yet confined to Post - pliocene , probably to Post- glacial , deposits . We ought , nevertheless , to be prepared to receive facts which will extend his range in time , and lessen the gap between him and his " nearest ...
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Page 152 - It has been said that I speak of natural selection as an active power or Deity; but who objects to an author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets?