 It has been said that I speak of natural selection as an active power or Deity ; but who objects to an author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets ? Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical...  University of California Publications in History - Stran 251avtor: University of California, Berkeley - 1916Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Charles Darwin - 1866 - 668 strani
...author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets? Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical...expressions ; and they are almost necessary for brevity. So again it is difficult to avoid personifying the word Nature ; but I mean by Nature, only the aggregate... | |
 | 1866 - 658 strani
...the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets? Everyone knows what is meant and implied by such metaphorical expressions ; and they are almost necessary for brevity." But this and other explanations or justifications which appear in the later, but not in the early editions... | |
 | 1866 - 736 strani
...the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets? Everyone knows what is mount and implied by such metaphorical expressions ; and they are almost necessary for brevity." But this and other explanations or justifications which appear in the later, but not in the early editions... | |
 | 1867 - 510 strani
...author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets ? Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical...expressions, and they are almost necessary for brevity. So, again, it is difficult to avoid personifying the word Nature ; but I mean by Nature only the aggregate... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - 406 strani
...author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets ? Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical...expressions, and they are almost necessary for brevity. So, again, it is difficult to avoid personifying the word Nature, but I mean by Nature only the aggregate... | |
 | Robert Mackenzie Beverley - 1867 - 424 strani
...author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets ? Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical...expressions, and they are almost necessary for brevity. So, again, it is difficult to avoid personifying the word Nature, but I mean by Nature only the aggregate... | |
 | John R. Leifchild - 1872 - 578 strani
...author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets ? Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical...expressions, and they are almost necessary for brevity. So, again, it is difficult to avoid personifying the word Nature ; but I mean by Nature only the aggregate... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1875 - 504 strani
...author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets ? Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical...expressions; and they are almost necessary for brevity. So again it is difficult to avoid personifying the word Nature ; but I mean by Nature, only the aggregate... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1879 - 402 strani
...But who objects to an author speaking of the attraction of gravity ? Everyone knows what is meant and implied by such, metaphorical expressions, and they are almost necessary for brevity." Mr. Darwin certainly does speak of natural selection " acting," " accumulating," " operating " ; and... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1884 - 396 strani
...author speaking of the attraction of gravity as ruling the movements of the planets ? Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical...expressions ; and they are almost necessary for brevity. So again it is difficult to avoid personifying the word Nature ; but I mean by Nature, only the aggregate... | |
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