The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1901 - Naturalists |
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... animals . It is always interesting to see how far a man's personal characteristics can be traced in his forefathers . Charles Dar- win inherited the tall stature , but not the bulky figure of Erasmus ; but in his features there is no ...
... animals . It is always interesting to see how far a man's personal characteristics can be traced in his forefathers . Charles Dar- win inherited the tall stature , but not the bulky figure of Erasmus ; but in his features there is no ...
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... animals which were observed . These excursions were delightful . Although , as we shall presently see , there were some re- deeming features in my life at Cambridge , my time was sadly wasted there , and worse than wasted . From my ...
... animals which were observed . These excursions were delightful . Although , as we shall presently see , there were some re- deeming features in my life at Cambridge , my time was sadly wasted there , and worse than wasted . From my ...
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... animals of all classes , briefly describing and roughly dissecting many of the marine ones ; but from not being able to draw , and from not having sufficient anatomical knowledge , a great pile of MS . which I made during the voyage has ...
... animals of all classes , briefly describing and roughly dissecting many of the marine ones ; but from not being able to draw , and from not having sufficient anatomical knowledge , a great pile of MS . which I made during the voyage has ...
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... animals and plants inhabiting the several islands of the Galapagos archi- pelago , and of all of them to the inhabitants of South America . As far as I can judge of myself , I worked to the utmost during the voyage from the mere ...
... animals and plants inhabiting the several islands of the Galapagos archi- pelago , and of all of them to the inhabitants of South America . As far as I can judge of myself , I worked to the utmost during the voyage from the mere ...
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... animals covered with armour like that on the existing armadillos ; secondly , by the manner in which closely allied animals replace one another in proceeding southwards over the Continent ; and thirdly , by the South American character ...
... animals covered with armour like that on the existing armadillos ; secondly , by the manner in which closely allied animals replace one another in proceeding southwards over the Continent ; and thirdly , by the South American character ...
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