 Darwin's theory was an explanation of facts ; and his book was full of new facts, all bearing on his theory. Without asserting that every part of the theory had been confirmed, he maintained that it was the best explanation of the origin of species which...  The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art - Page 1921861Full view - About this book
 | 1860 - 364 pages
...catacombs, all spoke of their identity with existing forms, and of the irresistible tendency of organised beings to assume an unalterable character. The line...of the production of forms which became permanent. Thus the short-legged sheep of America were not produced gradually, but originated in the birth of... | |
 | 1860 - 512 pages
...psychological distinction between man and animals ; man himself w;is once a monad — a mere atom, and no body could say at what moment in the history of his development...of the production of forms which became permanent. Thus the shortlegged sheep of America were not produced gradually, but originated in the birth of an... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley, Leonard Huxley - 1900 - 586 pages
...origin of species which had yet been offered. With regard to the psychological distinction between men and animals, man himself was once a monad — a mere...of the production of forms which became permanent. Thus the short-legged sheep of America was not produced gradually, but originated in the birth of an... | |
 | Leonard Huxley - 1900 - 580 pages
...origin of species which had yet been offered. With regard to the psychological distinction between men and animals, man himself was once a monad — a mere...of the production of forms which became permanent. Thus the short-legged sheep of America was not produced gradually, but originated in the birth of an... | |
 | Thomas Henry Huxley, Leonard Huxley - 1901 - 576 pages
...With regard to the psychological distinction between men and animals, man himself was once a monad—a mere atom, and nobody could say at what moment in...of the production of forms which became permanent. Thus the short-legged sheep of America was not produced gradually, but originated in the birth of an... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1993 - 836 pages
...to this theory, which he believed to be oppposed to the interests of science and humanity. — Prof. HUXLEY defended Mr. Darwin's theory from the charge...of the production of forms which became permanent. Thus the short-legged sheep of America were not produced gradually, but originated in the birth of... | |
 | George Frederick Shrady, Stephen Smith - 1860 - 480 pages
...to this theory, which he believed to be opposed to the interests of science and humanity. — Prof. HUXLEY defended Mr. Darwin's theory from the charge...of the production of forms which became permanent. Thus the short-legged sheep of America were not produced gradually, but originated in the birth of... | |
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