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Man, whose organization is regarded as the highest, departs from the vertebrate archetype; and it is because the study of anatomy is…
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Geology differs as widely from cosmogony, as speculations concerning the creation of man differ from history.
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Geology is the science which investigates the successive changes that have taken place in the organic and inorganic kingdoms of nature; it…
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Millions of our race are now supported by lands situated where deep seas once prevailed in earlier ages. In many districts not…
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Notwithstanding, therefore, that we have not witnessed of a large continent, yet, as we may predict the future occurrence of such catastrophes,…
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There is no foundation in geological facts, for the popular theory of the successive development of the animal and vegetable world, from…
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[My Book] will endeavour to establish the principle[s] of reasoning in ... [geology]; and all my geology will come in as illustration…
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Amidst the vicissitudes of the earth's surface, species cannot be immortal, but must perish, one after another, like the individuals which compose…
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When the aggregate amount of solid matter transported by rivers in a given number of centuries from a large continent, shall be…
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So far from having a materialistic tendency, the supposed introduction into the earth at successive geological periods of life,-sensation,-instinct,-the intelligence of the…
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I may conclude this chapter by quoting a saying of Professor Agassiz, that whenever a new and startling fact is brought to…
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The earth's becoming at a particular period the residence of human beings, was an era in the moral, not in the physical…
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"There are one or two elementary rules to be observed in the way of handling patients," he remarked, seating himself on the…
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When on my return to England I showed the cast of the cranium to Professor Huxley, he remarked at once that it…
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Much later, when I discussed the problem with Einstein, he remarked that the introduction of the cosmological term was the biggest blunder…
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On one of those rare occasions when Bach appraised his own life's work, he remarked: I worked hard.
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John von Neumann draws attention to what seemed to him a contrast. He remarked that for simple mechanisms, it is often easier…
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There once was an umpire whose vision Was cause for abuse and derision He remarked in surprise, 'Why pick on my eyes?…
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Artur Rubinstein, the famous pianist, was once asked the secret of his success-was it dedication, ability, discipline, hard work? Mr. Rubinstein smiled…
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The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it…
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The Mathemagician nodded knowingly and stroked his chin several times. “You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do…
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I am thinking,’ he remarked quietly, ’whether I shall add to the disorder in this room, by scattering your brains about the…
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Basil Stag Hare tut-tutted severely as he remarked to Ambrose Spike, 'Tch, tch. Dreadful table manners. Just look at those three wallahs,…
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