 These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of species —that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers.  The Fortnightly Review - Page 8251866 - 28 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1860 - 566 pages
...certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has... | |
 | 1860 - 966 pages
...palaeontology of South America, which appeared to throw '' some light on the Origin of Species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers."* After five years had elapsed in accumulating observations and reflecting upon them, he allowed himself... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1861 - 470 pages
...certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1864 - 472 pages
...certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1866 - 668 pages
...in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent....volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers. On... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - Evolution - 1867 - 424 pages
...inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to throw some light on the origin of Species ; that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers.' Thus are we enabled to fix a date for the first suggestion of that theory which appears in its full... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - Evolution - 1867 - 598 pages
...in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to throw some light on the origin of Species ; that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - Evolution - 1867 - 406 pages
...in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to throw some light on the origin of Species ; that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1881 - 770 pages
...inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants ofthat continent. These facts, as will be seen in the latter...volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of species ; that mystery of mysteries, as it has been termed by one of our greatest philosophers. On... | |
 | American literature - 1883 - 990 pages
...classes of facts here referred to seemed to him "to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers"; and he tells us that, soon after his return home in 1837, it occurred to him "that something might... | |
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