A New Theory of Organic EvolutionW. Blackwood and Sons, 1903 - 174 páginas |
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... evidence of evol- ution does not prove that evolution was brought about by natural selection ; neither does it establish the truth of natural selec- tion to show that the Mosaic cosmogony is not in accordance with the facts of geology ...
... evidence of evol- ution does not prove that evolution was brought about by natural selection ; neither does it establish the truth of natural selec- tion to show that the Mosaic cosmogony is not in accordance with the facts of geology ...
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... known of ether , and we have even no direct evidence of its existence , but scientific authorities assume that there must be a something which they name ether to account for certain phenomena otherwise in- explicable . Pursuing a 8 LIFE.
... known of ether , and we have even no direct evidence of its existence , but scientific authorities assume that there must be a something which they name ether to account for certain phenomena otherwise in- explicable . Pursuing a 8 LIFE.
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... Evidence of this description , to be of value , must not be based on a few cases of doubtful authenticity , or on phenomena whose signif- icance is imperfectly understood , but on results so clear , general , and uniform as to justify ...
... Evidence of this description , to be of value , must not be based on a few cases of doubtful authenticity , or on phenomena whose signif- icance is imperfectly understood , but on results so clear , general , and uniform as to justify ...
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... evidence of this character is pro- vided by the uniform experience of skilful breeders of all domestic animals ; but we shall deal only with the breeding of cattle , because the various races are closely allied , their habits and ...
... evidence of this character is pro- vided by the uniform experience of skilful breeders of all domestic animals ; but we shall deal only with the breeding of cattle , because the various races are closely allied , their habits and ...
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... evidence of a new life is the growth of the germ - plasm . We cannot penetrate deeper in our search for the origin of life , but yet the question will suggest itself , Whence comes the inexhaust- ible supply of force to animate the ...
... evidence of a new life is the growth of the germ - plasm . We cannot penetrate deeper in our search for the origin of life , but yet the question will suggest itself , Whence comes the inexhaust- ible supply of force to animate the ...
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