The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 - Naturalists |
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... mind ; his was a mind especially given to detail , and not to generalising . Again , those who knew him intimately describe him as eating remarkably little , so that he was not a great feeder , eating a goose for his din- ner , as ...
... mind ; his was a mind especially given to detail , and not to generalising . Again , those who knew him intimately describe him as eating remarkably little , so that he was not a great feeder , eating a goose for his din- ner , as ...
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... mind many years afterwards , whilst Lord Shelburne was talk- ing about Holland . So he answered , ' I should think from what I saw of the Rev. Mr. A , that he was a very able man , and well acquainted with the state of Holland . ' My ...
... mind many years afterwards , whilst Lord Shelburne was talk- ing about Holland . So he answered , ' I should think from what I saw of the Rev. Mr. A , that he was a very able man , and well acquainted with the state of Holland . ' My ...
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... mind was not scientific , and he did not try to generalize his knowledge under general laws ; yet he formed a theory for almost everything which occurred . I do not think I gained much from him intellectually ; but his example ought to ...
... mind was not scientific , and he did not try to generalize his knowledge under general laws ; yet he formed a theory for almost everything which occurred . I do not think I gained much from him intellectually ; but his example ought to ...
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... mind to leave London , and then they only saw each other when Charles Darwin went for a week at a time to his brother's house in Queen Anne Street . The following note on his brother's character was written by Charles Darwin at about ...
... mind to leave London , and then they only saw each other when Charles Darwin went for a week at a time to his brother's house in Queen Anne Street . The following note on his brother's character was written by Charles Darwin at about ...
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... minds and tastes were , however , so different , that I do not think I owe much to him intellectu- ally . I am inclined to agree with Francis Galton in believ- ing that education and environment produce only a small effect on the mind ...
... minds and tastes were , however , so different , that I do not think I owe much to him intellectu- ally . I am inclined to agree with Francis Galton in believ- ing that education and environment produce only a small effect on the mind ...
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