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 xiii
... never forget the existence of the history . Some are due to their hav- of the worst errors of biologists ing forgotten that in the lower stages the germs of the higher must be present , even though invisible to any microscope . Our ...
... never forget the existence of the history . Some are due to their hav- of the worst errors of biologists ing forgotten that in the lower stages the germs of the higher must be present , even though invisible to any microscope . Our ...
Pagina 4
... never gain an inch , t between himself and the next higher form sh far greater than that between himself and the monkey . And if this has been the history of thousan other species , why should it not be true of man Who can wonder that ...
... never gain an inch , t between himself and the next higher form sh far greater than that between himself and the monkey . And if this has been the history of thousan other species , why should it not be true of man Who can wonder that ...
Pagina 10
... never exactly like the parent ; and the members of the second generation differ more or less from one another . This is especially noticeable in domesticated plants and animals , but no less true of wild forms . If the parent is not ...
... never exactly like the parent ; and the members of the second generation differ more or less from one another . This is especially noticeable in domesticated plants and animals , but no less true of wild forms . If the parent is not ...
Pagina 17
... are saved by hope . " And we may be confident that this hope will never make us ashamed . Finally , even from our present knowledge of the 18 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN past progress 2 THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION 17.
... are saved by hope . " And we may be confident that this hope will never make us ashamed . Finally , even from our present knowledge of the 18 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN past progress 2 THE PROBLEM : THE MODE OF ITS SOLUTION 17.
Pagina 24
... never reach their full development but are absorbed into the pelvis , or into the " plough- share " bone supporting the tail feathers . Thus older forms may be said to have retained throughout life a condition only embryonic in their ...
... never reach their full development but are absorbed into the pelvis , or into the " plough- share " bone supporting the tail feathers . Thus older forms may be said to have retained throughout life a condition only embryonic in their ...
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