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" Dr. Hooker, in his address to the British Association, spoke thus of the author: "Of Mr. Wallace and his many contributions to philosophical biology it is not easy to speak without enthusiasm; for, putting aside their great merits, he, throughout his... "
Lessons from Nature, as Manifested in Mind and Matter - Page 297
by St. George Jackson Mivart - 1876 - 462 pages
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Pictures of Old England

Reinhold Pauli - England - 1861 - 522 pages
...8vo. Ts. 6d. Dr. Hooker, in his address to the British Association, spoke thus of the author : — " Of Mr. Wallace and his many contributions to philosophical...writings, with a modesty as rare as I believe it to be unconscious, forgets his own unquestioned claim to the honour »f having originated, independently...
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The Spiritual Magazine, Volume 3

1868 - 592 pages
...of Beauty,' and kindred subjects, are discussed with admirable sagacity, knowledge and skill ; but of Mr. Wallace, and his many contributions to philosophical...believe it to be in him unconscious, forgets his own unquestionable claims to the honour of having originated, independently of Mr. Darwin, the theories...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 99

Literature - 1868 - 978 pages
...theories of beauty," kindred subjects, are discussed with admirable sagacity, knowledge and skill. But of Mr. Wallace and his many contributions to philosophical...his writings, with a modesty as rare as I believe h to be unconscious, forgets his own unquestioned claims to the honour of having originated, independently...
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Report of the Annual Meeting

British Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1869 - 858 pages
...kindred subjects, arc discussed with admirable sagacity, knowledge, and skill. But of Mr. Wallace arid his many contributions to philosophical biology, it...of having originated, independently of Mr. Darwin, tho theories which he so ably defends. On the score of geology, the objectors chiefly rely on the assumed...
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Planchette: Or, The Despair of Science

Epes Sargent - Psychology - 1869 - 432 pages
...of Beauty,' and kindred subjects, are discussed with admirable sagacity, knowledge, and skill; but of Mr. Wallace, and his many contributions to philosophical...believe it to be in him unconscious, forgets his own unquestionable claims to the honor of having originated, independently of Mr. Darwin, the theories...
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Planchette: Or, The Despair of Science

Epes Sargent - Psychology - 1869 - 412 pages
...of Beauty,' and kindred subjects, are discussed with admirable sagacity, knowledge, and skill ; but of Mr. Wallace, and his many contributions to philosophical...believe it to be in him unconscious, forgets his own unquestionable claims to the honor of having originated, independently of Mr. Darwin, the theories...
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The Substitution of Similars: The True Principle of Reasoning, Derived from ...

William Stanley Jevons - Philosophy - 1869 - 130 pages
...natural selection. Dr. Hooker, in his address to the British Association, spoke thus of the author; "Of Mr. Wallace and his many contributions to philosophical...writings, with a modesty as rare as I believe it to be unconscious, forgets his own unquestioned claim to the honour of having originated independently of...
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The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art

Science - 1869 - 332 pages
...theories of beauty,' kindred subjects, are discussed with admirable sagacity, knowledge, and skill. But of Mr. Wallace and his many contributions to philosophical...writings, with a modesty as rare as I believe it to be unconscious, forgets his own unquestioned claims to the honour of having originated, independently...
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Nature, Volume 8

Sir Norman Lockyer - Electronic journals - 1873 - 742 pages
...Edition, withCorrections and Additions. Crown Svo, Sí. 6J. "Of Mr. Wallace and his many con'ributions to philosophical biology it is not easy to speak without enthusiasm; for, putting tóJe their great merits, he, throughout his writings, with a modesty as rare as I believe it to be...
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Theophrastou Charakteres

Theophrastus - Character sketches - 1870 - 380 pages
...natural selection. Dr. Hooker, in his address to the British Association, spoke thus of the author: "Of Mr. Wallace and his many contributions to philosophical...writings, with a modesty as rare as I believe it to be unconscious, forgets his (nun unquestioned claim to the honour of having originated independently of...
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