| Bible - 1876 - 898 pages
..." It is a truly wonderful fact, the -wonder of which we are apt to overlook from familiarity, that all animals and all plants throughout all time and space, should be related to each other in natural groups, subordinate to groups, in the manner which we everywhere behold, namely, varieties... | |
| Asa Gray - Evolution (Biology) - 1877 - 418 pages
...main ideas of Darwin's theory the following extract from the summary of the fourth chapter shows: " It is a truly wonderful fact—the wonder of which...time and space should be related to each other in group subordinate to group, in the manner which we everywhere behold—namely, varieties of the same... | |
| George Frederick Wright - Bible and science - 1882 - 418 pages
...is a truly wonderful fact — the wonder of which we are apt to overlook from familiarity — that all animals and all plants throughout all time and...subordinate to groups, in the manner which we everywhere behold, namely, varieties of the same species most closely related together ; species of the same genus... | |
| Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1883 - 494 pages
...much extinction of the less improved and intermediate forms of life. On these principles, the nature of the affinities, and the generally well-defined...the world, may be explained. It is a truly wonderful fact — the wonder of which we are apt to overlook from familiarity — that all animals and all plants... | |
| E. Edmond - First philosophy - 1887 - 270 pages
...structure of each individual also for the benefit of the whole community. It is a wonderful fact that all animals and all plants throughout all time and...related to each other in groups subordinate to groups by the action of inheritance and natural selection. All organisms have been formed under two great... | |
| E. Edmond - First philosophy - 1887 - 274 pages
...structure of each individual also for the benefit of the whole community. It is a wonderful fact that all animals and all plants throughout all time and...related to each other in groups subordinate to groups by the action of inheritance and natural selection. All organisms have been formed under two great... | |
| Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1896 - 406 pages
...much extinction of the less improved and intermediate forms of life. On these principles, the nature of the affinities, and the generally well-defined...the world, may be explained. It is a truly wonderful fact — the wonder of which we are apt to overlook from familiarity — that all animals and all plants... | |
| Charles Darwin - Science - 1896 - 408 pages
...much extinction of the less improved and intermediate forms of life. On these principles, the nature of the affinities, and the generally well-defined...the world, may be explained. It is a truly wonderful fact — the wonder of which we are apt to overlook from familiarity — that all animals and all plants... | |
| David Josiah Brewer - American essays - 1900 - 462 pages
...is a truly wonderful fact — the wonder of which we are apt to overlook from familiarity — that all animals and all plants throughout all time and...subordinate to groups, in the manner which we everywhere behold— namely, varieties of the same species most closely related, species of the same genus less... | |
| David Josiah Brewer - English essays - 1900 - 454 pages
...much extinction of the less improved and intermediate forms of life. On these principles, the nature of the affinities, and the generally well-defined...the world, may be explained. It is a truly wonderful fact — the wonder of which we are apt to overlook from familiarity — that all animals and all plants... | |
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