The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895W. Blackwood and Sons, 1896 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina xiv
... follow the path pointed by Mr. Darwin . For paleontology , zoology , history , social and po cal science , and philosophy are really only parts of great science , of biology in the widest sense , in dist tion from the narrower sense in ...
... follow the path pointed by Mr. Darwin . For paleontology , zoology , history , social and po cal science , and philosophy are really only parts of great science , of biology in the widest sense , in dist tion from the narrower sense in ...
Pagina 10
... follows : 1. There is in Nature a law of heredity ; like begets like . 2. The offspring is never exactly like the parent ; and the members of the second generation differ more or less from one another . This is especially noticeable in ...
... follows : 1. There is in Nature a law of heredity ; like begets like . 2. The offspring is never exactly like the parent ; and the members of the second generation differ more or less from one another . This is especially noticeable in ...
Pagina 12
... origin of these evidently as follows : They are de- distinct wingless species scended from winged ancestors blown or otherwise transported thither from the neighboring continent . But beetles are WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
... origin of these evidently as follows : They are de- distinct wingless species scended from winged ancestors blown or otherwise transported thither from the neighboring continent . But beetles are WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
Pagina 25
... follow from the egg to the adult form is continually lengthening as life advances ever higher . From egg to sponge is , comparatively speaking , but a step ; it is a long march from the egg to the earthworm ; and the vertebrate embryo ...
... follow from the egg to the adult form is continually lengthening as life advances ever higher . From egg to sponge is , comparatively speaking , but a step ; it is a long march from the egg to the earthworm ; and the vertebrate embryo ...
Pagina 81
... follow each one of these rapidly in its upward course . -modifica- We must remember that there are changes in the vegetative organs . The digestive and excretory sys- tems improve . But this improvement is not for the sake of these ...
... follow each one of these rapidly in its upward course . -modifica- We must remember that there are changes in the vegetative organs . The digestive and excretory sys- tems improve . But this improvement is not for the sake of these ...
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