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The Evolution of Man — Volume 2The Evolution of Man — Volume 2In turning from the embryology to the phylogeny of manfrom the development of the individual to that of the specieswe must bear in mind the direct causal connection that exists between these two main branches of the science...
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Curiosities of the SkyCuriosities of the SkyA printed version of this book is available from Sattre Press. It includes extensive annotations, a new introduction and all the original photographs and diagrams. What Froude says of history is true also of astronomy: it is the most impressive where...
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Unconscious MemoryUnconscious MemoryNot finding the well-known German scientific journal Kosmos [0m] entered in the British Museum Catalogue, I have presented the Museum with a copy of the number for February 1879, which contains the article by Dr. Krause of which Mr. Charles Darwin has given...
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Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and UsageDebian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage Were glad to have this opportunity to introduce you to Debian! As we begin our journey down the road of GNU/Linux, wed like to first talk a bit about what exactly Debian iswhat it does, and...
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Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew AnglicusMediaeval Lore from Bartholomew AnglicusTHE BOOK AND ITS OBJECT.The book which we offer to the public of to- day is drawn from one of the most widely read books of mediaeval times. Written by an English Franciscan, Bartholomew, in the middle of the thirteenth...
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Facts and Arguments for DarwinFacts and Arguments for Darwin It is not the purpose of the following pages to discuss once more the arguments deduced for and against Darwins theory of the origin of species, or to weigh them one against the other. Their object is simply to...
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Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)Fortunate are the children whose early years are spent in the country in close contact with the boundless riches which Nature bestows. Amid these environments instinct and spontaneity do a marvelous work in the growing minds of children,...
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The Evolution of Man — Volume 1The Evolution of Man — Volume 1BLAST-: (in compounds) pertaining to the early embryo (blastos = a bud); hence: Blastoderm: skin (derma) or enclosing layer of the embryo. Blastosphere: the embryo in the hollow sphere stage. Blastula: same as preceding. Epiblast: the outer layer...
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Lectures and EssaysLectures and Essays Of the great thinkers of the nineteenth century, Thomas Henry Huxley, son of an Ealing schoolmaster, was undoubtedly the most noteworthy. His researches in biology, his contributions to scientific controversy, his pungent criticisms of conventional beliefs and thoughts have probably had...
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The Writings of John Burroughs Volume IVLocusts and Wild Honey I am aware that for the most part the title of my book is an allegory rather than an actual description; but readers who have followed me heretofore, I trust, will not be puzzled or misled in the present case...
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The Antiquity of ManThe Antiquity of Man The "Antiquity of Man" was published in 1863, and ran into a third edition in the course of that year. The cause of this is not far to seek. Darwin's "Origin of Species" appeared in 1859, only four years earlier,...
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Catalogue of British Columbia BirdsCatalogue of British Columbia BirdsThe present list is intended to include all birds which have been so far proven to occur in British Columbia. I am fully aware of its incompleteness, and very much regret much of its lack of more definite information regarding...
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The Naturalist in NicaraguaThe Naturalist in Nicaragua"In the spring of this year (1874) he read a book which gave him great pleasure, and of which he often spoke with admiration, "The Naturalist in Nicaragua," by the late Thomas Belt. Mr. Belt, whose untimely death may well be...
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Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1The increasing interest attached to all that part of the American Continent situated within and near the tropics, has suggested the publication of the present edition of Humboldt's...
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The Life of the FieldsThe Life of the FieldsMy thanks are due to those editors who have so kindly permitted me to reprint the following pages:"The Field-Play" appeared in Time; "Bits of Oak Bark" and "The Pageant of Summer" in Longman's Magazine; "Meadow Thoughts" and "Mind under Water"...
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Life and HabitLife and HabitThe Italics in the passages quoted in this book are generally mine, but I found it almost impossible to call the readers attention to this upon every occasion. I have done so once or twice, as thinking it necessary in these cases...
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Marvels of Modern ScienceMarvels of Modern ScienceThe purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few of the great achievements of our time. Within such a limited space it was impossible to even mention thousands more of the great inventions and triumphs...
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Wonders of Creation: A Descriptive Account of Volcanoes and Their PhenomenaWonders of Creation: A Descriptive Account of Volcanoes and Their Phenomena "The mountains quake at Him and the hills melt and the earth is burned at His presence"NAHUM 1:5 1872 Being intended for the Young, this work treats of Volcanoes only in a popular...
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Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early LifeFar Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early LifePreambleThe house where I was bornThe singular ombu treeA tree without a nameThe plainThe ghost of a murdered slaveOur playmate, the old sheep-dogA first riding-lessonThe cattle: an evening sceneMy motherCaptain ScottThe hermit and his...
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Louis Agassiz: His Life and CorrespondenceLouis Agassiz: His Life and CorrespondenceI am aware that this book has neither the fullness of personal narrative, nor the closeness of scientific analysis, which its too comprehensive title might lead the reader to expect. A word of explanation is therefore needed. I thought...
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