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... ment . Nay , Mr. D. goes so far as to affirm- " All the most eminent palæontologists , name- ly , Cuvier , Owen , Agassiz , Barrande , Falconer , E. Forbes , etc. , and all our greatest geologists , as Lyell , Murchison , Sedgwick , etc ...
... ment . Nay , Mr. D. goes so far as to affirm- " All the most eminent palæontologists , name- ly , Cuvier , Owen , Agassiz , Barrande , Falconer , E. Forbes , etc. , and all our greatest geologists , as Lyell , Murchison , Sedgwick , etc ...
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... an operative cause in the develop- ment of organized beings of a different and opposite character to that conceived by seg- which he has generalized as the " Law of 12 DARWIN ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES . The Cottages of the Alps,
... an operative cause in the develop- ment of organized beings of a different and opposite character to that conceived by seg- which he has generalized as the " Law of 12 DARWIN ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES . The Cottages of the Alps,
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... ment of the great problem exemplifies that application of science to which England owes her greatness , we take leave to remind the managers that it more truly parallels the abuse of science to which a neighboring na- tion , some ...
... ment of the great problem exemplifies that application of science to which England owes her greatness , we take leave to remind the managers that it more truly parallels the abuse of science to which a neighboring na- tion , some ...
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... ment at any particular place . In all prob- ability , he was no very profound philosopher who first conceived the idea of testing this matter by watching floating bodies on the surface of the water ; it was rather the man- ner of ...
... ment at any particular place . In all prob- ability , he was no very profound philosopher who first conceived the idea of testing this matter by watching floating bodies on the surface of the water ; it was rather the man- ner of ...
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... ment of the surface - drift in the northern part one from the Lark , in 1838 , four years ; one of the Atlantic , and a westward in the trop- from the Manning , in 1810 , five years ; one ical part . The Corsair threw out two bot- from ...
... ment of the surface - drift in the northern part one from the Lark , in 1838 , four years ; one of the Atlantic , and a westward in the trop- from the Manning , in 1810 , five years ; one ical part . The Corsair threw out two bot- from ...
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