The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Including an Autobiographical Chapter, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1887 - Naturalists |
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... thing it would be if every scientific man was to die when sixty years old , as afterwards he would be sure to oppose all new doctrines . " But he hoped that now he might be allowed to live . The science of Geology is enormously indebted ...
... thing it would be if every scientific man was to die when sixty years old , as afterwards he would be sure to oppose all new doctrines . " But he hoped that now he might be allowed to live . The science of Geology is enormously indebted ...
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... of subjects , which may be found in his ' History of Civilisa- tion . ' This book I thought most interesting , and read it twice , but I doubt whether his generalisations are worth any- thing . Buckle was a great talker , and I LONDON . 61.
... of subjects , which may be found in his ' History of Civilisa- tion . ' This book I thought most interesting , and read it twice , but I doubt whether his generalisations are worth any- thing . Buckle was a great talker , and I LONDON . 61.
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Including an Autobiographical Chapter Charles Darwin Sir Francis Darwin. thing . Buckle was a great talker , and I listened to him say- ing hardly a word , nor indeed could I have done so for he left no gaps . When Mrs. Farrer began to ...
Including an Autobiographical Chapter Charles Darwin Sir Francis Darwin. thing . Buckle was a great talker , and I listened to him say- ing hardly a word , nor indeed could I have done so for he left no gaps . When Mrs. Farrer began to ...
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... pictures of things and men - far more vivid , as it appears to me , than any drawn by Macaulay . Whether his pictures of men were true ones is another question . He has been all - powerful in impressing some grand LONDON . 63.
... pictures of things and men - far more vivid , as it appears to me , than any drawn by Macaulay . Whether his pictures of men were true ones is another question . He has been all - powerful in impressing some grand LONDON . 63.
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... thing that any one should care whether a glacier moved a little quicker or a little slower , or moved at all . As far as I could judge , I never met a man with a mind so ill adapted for scientific re- search . Whilst living in London ...
... thing that any one should care whether a glacier moved a little quicker or a little slower , or moved at all . As far as I could judge , I never met a man with a mind so ill adapted for scientific re- search . Whilst living in London ...
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