The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and Development Through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895C. Scribner's Sons, 1897 - 312 pagine |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-5 di 39
Pagina 6
... continually blossoming in ever higher forms ? Does not the same reasoning hold true , only with added force ? I firmly believe that we should all unhesitatingly answer , yes , could we but be assured that all men would everywhere and ...
... continually blossoming in ever higher forms ? Does not the same reasoning hold true , only with added force ? I firmly believe that we should all unhesitatingly answer , yes , could we but be assured that all men would everywhere and ...
Pagina 8
... the earth with gnomes and cobolds and gi- ants , and their nymphs were the Valkyre . Their God was Thor , of the thunderbolt and hammer , and who yet lived in continual dread of the hostile powers of 8 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
... the earth with gnomes and cobolds and gi- ants , and their nymphs were the Valkyre . Their God was Thor , of the thunderbolt and hammer , and who yet lived in continual dread of the hostile powers of 8 THE WHENCE AND THE WHITHER OF MAN.
Pagina 9
... continual dread of the hostile powers of Nature . A Norse prophet or prophetess standing be- side Elijah at Horeb would have bowed down before the earthquake or the fire ; the oriental waited for the " still small voice . " And we are ...
... continual dread of the hostile powers of Nature . A Norse prophet or prophetess standing be- side Elijah at Horeb would have bowed down before the earthquake or the fire ; the oriental waited for the " still small voice . " And we are ...
Pagina 11
... continually slaughtered . And thus these plagues seem in successive generations to march across the continent . And yet even they give but a faint idea of the re- productive powers of plants and animals . The female fish produces often ...
... continually slaughtered . And thus these plagues seem in successive generations to march across the continent . And yet even they give but a faint idea of the re- productive powers of plants and animals . The female fish produces often ...
Pagina 13
... continually increased the finish will be ever closer until finally but an atom more wind or muscle or pluck would make all the difference between winning and losing the prize . Similarly the million or more young of any species of ...
... continually increased the finish will be ever closer until finally but an atom more wind or muscle or pluck would make all the difference between winning and losing the prize . Similarly the million or more young of any species of ...
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and ... John Mason Tyler Visualizzazione completa - 1896 |
The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and ... John Mason Tyler Visualizzazione completa - 1896 |
The Whence and the Whither of Man: A Brief History of His Origin and ... John Mason Tyler Visualizzazione completa - 1899 |
Parole e frasi comuni
advance amoeba amphibia anatomical ancestors animal kingdom annelid apes appear appetite archenteron attained become better birds body brain cells conformity to environment conscious degeneration dominant ectoderm embryo embryology existence experience eyes fish functions future ganglion gastrula gills give groups higher animals higher forms highest human hydra important increase individual insect instinct intelligence jaws knowledge laws layer legs living locomotion lower mammals man's marsupial membrane ment mental mind mode modified mollusks moral mouth muscles muscular muscular system mutability of species natural selection nephridia nerve nervous system never notochord nutriment organs oxygen parapodia perception perivisceral cavity possible primitive probably progress protoplasm protozoa purely race reflex action reptiles result schematic worm segments selfish sense-organs sequence shell skeleton species spermatozoa stage structure struggle surface survive swimming theory of evolution tion tissues true truth turbellaria unselfishness variation velopment vertebrates volvox young