The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1919 |
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... 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 have been of ...
... 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 have been of ...
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... scientific books , that science consists in grouping facts so that general laws or con- clusions may be drawn from them . Next morning we started for Llangollen , Conway , Bangor , and Capel Curig . This tour was of decided use in ...
... scientific books , that science consists in grouping facts so that general laws or con- clusions may be drawn from them . Next morning we started for Llangollen , Conway , Bangor , and Capel Curig . This tour was of decided use in ...
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... scientific work , such as solving the problem of coral islands , and making out the geological structure of certain islands , for instance , St. Helena . Nor must I pass over the discovery of the singular relations of the animals and ...
... scientific work , such as solving the problem of coral islands , and making out the geological structure of certain islands , for instance , St. Helena . Nor must I pass over the discovery of the singular relations of the animals and ...
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... scientific men . I could not at the time under- stand how he could have learnt anything of my proceedings , but I heard ( I believe afterwards ) that Henslow had read some of the letters which I wrote to him before the Philo- sophical ...
... scientific men . I could not at the time under- stand how he could have learnt anything of my proceedings , but I heard ( I believe afterwards ) that Henslow had read some of the letters which I wrote to him before the Philo- sophical ...
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... scientific results . I sent also , at the request of Lyell , a short account of my observations on the elevation of the coast of Chile to the Geological Society . † On March 7th , 1837 , I took lodgings in Great Marlborough Street in ...
... scientific results . I sent also , at the request of Lyell , a short account of my observations on the elevation of the coast of Chile to the Geological Society . † On March 7th , 1837 , I took lodgings in Great Marlborough Street in ...
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