 | 1860 - 566 pages
...Beagle," as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of...the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1860 - 556 pages
...first directed to the inquiry by some facts which struck him in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of...present to the past inhabitants of that continent, during that voyage on board IT.MS Beagle of which he has given us so admirable a Journal. These facts... | |
 | 1860 - 564 pages
...first directed to the inquiry by some facts which struck him in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of...present to the past inhabitants of that continent, during that voyage on board HMS Beagle of which he has given us so admirable a Journal. These facts... | |
 | 1860 - 894 pages
...Beagle,' as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of thatcontincnt. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery... | |
 | 1860 - 966 pages
...palaeontology of South America, which appeared to throw '' some light on the Origin of Species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers."* After five years had elapsed in accumulating observations and reflecting upon them, he allowed himself... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1861 - 470 pages
...Beagle ' as naturalist, I was nrach struck with certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of...the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has... | |
 | 1866 - 908 pages
...differently. Mr. Darwin begins:— " "When on board II.MS Beagle, as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic...beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological I'elations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts, as will be seen in... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - 598 pages
...of Species by the following words : — ' When on board HMS Beagle as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic...the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to throw some light on the origin of Species ; that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - 406 pages
...of Species by the following words : — ' When on board HMS Beagle as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic...the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to throw some light on the origin of Species ; that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - 424 pages
...inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to throw some light on the origin of Species ; that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers.' Thus are we enabled to fix a date for the first suggestion of that theory which appears in its full... | |
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These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called by one of our greatest philosophers. 
