 | Charles Dickens - Fiction - 1905 - 796 pages
...incident in its effect on modern thought. It brought to his knowledge certain facts which " seemed to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries." Darwin's great theory of the " origin of species " resulted from this voyage, and that theory, as Grant... | |
 | Thomas Hughes - 1905 - 332 pages
...incident in its effect on modern thought. It brought to his knowledge certain facts which " seemed to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries." Darwin's great theory of the " origin of species " resulted from this voyage, and that theory, as Grant... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1909 - 310 pages
...the Introduction to the Origin, Ed. i, viz. " When on board HMS 'Beagle,' as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the...to the past inhabitants of that continent." These words, occurring where they do, can only mean one thing, — namely that the facts suggested an evolutionary... | |
 | Arthur Cayley Headlam - English periodicals - 1909 - 546 pages
...his mind regarding the permanence of species to his observations during the voyage of HMS Beagle of ' certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants...present to the past inhabitants of that continent.' There is no evidence to shew that he had made himself acquainted with the views of previous advocates... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1909 - 584 pages
...naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of...the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of... | |
 | Frank Herbert Hayward - Psychology - 1917 - 284 pages
...naturalist I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of the Continent. These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw... | |
 | Edgar James Swift - Psychology, Applied - 1919 - 410 pages
...naturalist," he says,1 "I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of...the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of... | |
 | A. Waddingham Seers - Anthropology - 1922 - 216 pages
...naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of...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... | |
 | A. Waddingham Seers - Anthropology - 1922 - 216 pages
...naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of...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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - Epic poetry, Greek - 1924 - 246 pages
...opening paragraph: " When on board HMS Beagle as naturalist, I was much struck with certain fa£ts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America,...present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These fafts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species -that mystery of mysteries, as it has... | |
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Beagle,' as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts 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. 
