The naturalists of yore esteemed the ocean to be a treasury of wonders, and sought therein for monstrosities and organisms contrary to the law of nature, such as they interpreted it. — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
Palaeontological research exhibits, beyond question, the phenomenon of provinces in time, as well as provinces in space. Moreover, all our knowledge of organic remains… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
[Geology] may be looked upon as the history of the earth's changes during preparation for the reception of organized beings, a history, which has… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
The corals do not look much worn, but still appear to have been dead. There are some delicate shells of molluscs from depths beyond… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
...It is a very remarkable fact that the species of shell-fish common to Greenland and Finmark are not all inhabitants of deep or moderately… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
The naturalists of our own time hold equal faith in the wonders of the sea, but seek therein rather for the links of nature's… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
Palaeontological research exhibits, beyond question, the phenomenon of provinces in time, as well as provinces in space. — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
The naturalists of yore esteemed the ocean to be a treasury of wonders, and sought therein for monstrosities and organisms contrary to the law… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
In truth, ideas and principles are independent of men; the application of them and their illustration is man's duty and merit. The time will… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
Moreover, all our knowledge of organic remains teaches us, that species have a definite existence, and a centralization in geological time as well as… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
As to giving credit to whom credit is due, rest assured the best way to do good to one's-self is to do justice to… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
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