| 1860 - 564 pages
...of facts which could possibly have any bearing upon it. After five years' work, he allowed himself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes ; these he enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the. conclusions which then seemed to him probable ; and from... | |
| Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1860 - 556 pages
...of facts which could possibly have any bearing upon it. After five years' work, he allowed himself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes; these he enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions which then seemed to him probable ; and from that... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1861 - 470 pages
...reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it. After five years' work I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes ; these I enlarged in 1844 iuto a sketch of the conclusions, which then seemed to me probable : from that period to the present... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1881 - 770 pages
...which could possibly have any bearing on it. After five years' work I allowed myself to speculate upon the subject, and drew up some short notes ; these...steadily pursued the same object. I hope that I may be ' See Zoalfgist for November, 1860. excused for entering upon these personal details, as I give them... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1875 - 504 pages
...reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it. After five years' work I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew...some short notes ; these I enlarged in 1844 into a sketeh of the conclusions, which then seemed to me probable : from that period to the present day I... | |
| 1921 - 744 pages
...could possibly have any bearing on it. After five years' work I allowed myself to speculate on this subject and drew up some short notes. These I enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions, when they seemed to be probable; from that period to the present day I have steadily pursued the same... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1881 - 656 pages
...which could possibly have any bearing on it. After five years' work I allowed myself to speculate upon the subject, and drew up some short notes ; these...steadily pursued the same object. I hope that I may be ' See Zoologist for November, 1880. excused for entering upon these personal details, as I give them... | |
| Henry Calderwood - 1881 - 366 pages
...reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it. After five years' work I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew...present day I have steadily pursued the same object." * Such is Mr. Darwin's opening paragraph in the now celebrated Origin of Species. No one interested... | |
| Henry Calderwood - 1881 - 366 pages
...reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it. After ' t five years' work I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short a* .. notes; these I enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions which then seemed to me probable:... | |
| Richard Acland Armstrong - 1882 - 900 pages
...of facts which could possibly have any bearing on it." " After five years' work," he continues, " I allowed myself " to speculate on the subject, and...me probable; from that period to " the present day (1859) I have steadily pursued the same" object." But while keeping this continually before his mind,... | |
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