The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1901 - Naturalists |
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... Henslow's lectures on Botany , and liked them much for their extreme clearness , and the admirable illustrations ; but I did not study botany . Henslow used to take his pupils , including several of the older members of the University ...
... Henslow's lectures on Botany , and liked them much for their extreme clearness , and the admirable illustrations ; but I did not study botany . Henslow used to take his pupils , including several of the older members of the University ...
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... Henslow , and during the latter half of my time at Cam- bridge took long walks with him on most days ; so that I was called by some of the dons " the man who walks with Hens- low ; " and in the evening I was very often asked to join his ...
... Henslow , and during the latter half of my time at Cam- bridge took long walks with him on most days ; so that I was called by some of the dons " the man who walks with Hens- low ; " and in the evening I was very often asked to join his ...
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... Henslow at this horrid scene . He tried repeatedly to penetrate the mob ; but it was simply impossible . He then ... Henslow's benevolence was unbounded , as he proved by his many excellent schemes for his poor parishioners , when in ...
... Henslow at this horrid scene . He tried repeatedly to penetrate the mob ; but it was simply impossible . He then ... Henslow's benevolence was unbounded , as he proved by his many excellent schemes for his poor parishioners , when in ...
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... Henslow , and on several occasions I walked home with him at night . Next to Sir J. Mackintosh he was the best converser on grave subjects to whom I ever listened . Leonard Jenyns , * who afterwards published some good essays in Natural ...
... Henslow , and on several occasions I walked home with him at night . Next to Sir J. Mackintosh he was the best converser on grave subjects to whom I ever listened . Leonard Jenyns , * who afterwards published some good essays in Natural ...
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... Henslow then persuaded me to begin the study of geology . Therefore on my return to Shropshire I examined sections , and coloured a map of parts round Shrewsbury . Professor Sedgwick in- tended to visit North Wales in the beginning of ...
... Henslow then persuaded me to begin the study of geology . Therefore on my return to Shropshire I examined sections , and coloured a map of parts round Shrewsbury . Professor Sedgwick in- tended to visit North Wales in the beginning of ...
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