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... THEORY OF MATTER . By Sir J. J. THOMSON , M.A. , F.R.S. , D Sc . , LL.D. , Ph.D. , Pio- fessor of Experimental Physics , Cambridge , and Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution , London . Diagrams . Demy 8vo . 7s . 6d ...
... THEORY OF MATTER . By Sir J. J. THOMSON , M.A. , F.R.S. , D Sc . , LL.D. , Ph.D. , Pio- fessor of Experimental Physics , Cambridge , and Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution , London . Diagrams . Demy 8vo . 7s . 6d ...
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... Theory of Natural Selection . By ALFRED R. WALLACE , O.M. Illustrated . Third Edition . Crown 8vo . 7s . 6d . Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection , and Tropical Nature , and other Essays on Descriptive & Theoretical Biology ...
... Theory of Natural Selection . By ALFRED R. WALLACE , O.M. Illustrated . Third Edition . Crown 8vo . 7s . 6d . Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection , and Tropical Nature , and other Essays on Descriptive & Theoretical Biology ...
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... theory of natural selection written by Charles Darwin in June , 1842 , sixteen years before the famous meeting of the Linnean Society at which the theory was first made known to the scientific world . The MS . of 1842 , which was ...
... theory of natural selection written by Charles Darwin in June , 1842 , sixteen years before the famous meeting of the Linnean Society at which the theory was first made known to the scientific world . The MS . of 1842 , which was ...
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... theory which attributed the colours of flowers to the preference of insects , I remember that he asked time for consideration before making a reply . His enthusiasm also impressed me much . This character- istic must have remained ...
... theory which attributed the colours of flowers to the preference of insects , I remember that he asked time for consideration before making a reply . His enthusiasm also impressed me much . This character- istic must have remained ...
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... theory of the origin of species by the preservation of minute variations favourable to existence under prevailing natural con- ditions . SIR RAY LANKESTER , K.C.B. , F.R.S. I feel it a great honour to be called upon to speak here to ...
... theory of the origin of species by the preservation of minute variations favourable to existence under prevailing natural con- ditions . SIR RAY LANKESTER , K.C.B. , F.R.S. I feel it a great honour to be called upon to speak here to ...
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Page xxiii - Are God and Nature then at strife, That Nature lends such evil dreams So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life...
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Page xxiv - ... selection index numbers" in such work. The idea of such index numbers is to combine in a single numerical expression the values of a series of variable characters with regard to all of which the breeder wishes to practise selection at the same time. The analytical expression of this idea is discussed and its adaptability and usefulness are illustrated by examples drawn from poultry and maize breeding. It is shown that selection index numbers...