 In the matter of speed, a limit of a definite kind as regards land animals does exist in nature. All the swiftest animals — deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others — have reached very nearly the same degree...  Evolution and Natural Theology - Page 63by William Forsell Kirby - 1883 - 208 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Samuelson, William Crookes - Science - 1867 - 672 pages
...kind as regards land animals does exist in nature. All the swiftest animals —deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others,...believe there is any advance of speed. The possible limits under existing conditions, and perhaps under possible terrestrial conditions, has been long... | |
 | Science - 1867 - 652 pages
...kind as regards land animals does exist in nature. All the swiftest unimala —deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others,...believe there is any advance of speed. The possible limits under existing conditions, and perhaps under possible terrestrial conditions, has been long... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1868 - 692 pages
...by accumulating variations or by selection. ' All the swiftest animals — deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others...slowest must have perished, we have no reason to believe that there is any advance of speed. The possible limits under existing conditions, and perhaps under... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - Evolution - 1871 - 412 pages
...regards land animals does exist in nature. All the swiftest animals ••—deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others,...advance of speed. The possible limit under existing conditions, and perhaps under possible terrestrial conditions, has been long ago reached. In cases,... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - Science - 1871 - 490 pages
...as regards land animals does exist in nature. All the swiftest animals — deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others,...same degree of speed. Although the swiftest of each iftust have been for ages preserved, and the slowest must have perished, we have no reason to believe... | |
 | William Jackson - Natural theology - 1874 - 432 pages
...as regards land animals does exist in nature. All the swiftest animals — deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others...advance of speed. The possible limit under existing conditions, and perhaps under possible terrestrial conditions, has been long ago reached." He immediately... | |
 | William Jackson - 1874 - 436 pages
...as regards land animals does exist in nature. All the swiftest animals — deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others...advance of speed. The possible limit under existing conditions, and perhaps under possible terrestrial conditions, has been long ago reached." He immediately... | |
 | William Jackson - Natural theology - 1875 - 452 pages
...swiftest animals—deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others—have reached very nearly the same degree of speed. Although...advance of speed. The possible limit under existing conditions, and perhaps under possible terrestrial conditions, has been long ago reached." He immediately... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1876 - 696 pages
...by accumulating variations or by selection. ' All the swiftest animals — deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others...the slowest must have perished, we have no reason to helieve that there is any advance of speed. The possible limit under existing conditions, and perhaps... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace - Nature - 1891 - 518 pages
...as regards land animals does exist in nature. All the swiftest animals — deer, antelopes, hares, foxes, lions, leopards, horses, zebras, and many others...advance of speed. The possible limit under existing conditions, and perhaps under possible terrestrial conditions, has been long ago reached. In cases,... | |
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