 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...  Planchette: Or, The Despair of Science - Page 156by Epes Sargent - 1869 - 404 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | Spiritualism - 1868 - 594 pages
...and ' Creation by Law,' in the Journal of Science, October, 1867, &c., in which the doctrines of ' Continual Interference,' the ' Theory of Beauty,'...unconscious, forgets his own unquestionable claims to the honour of having originated, independently of Mr. Darwin, the theories which he so ably defends." Mr.... | |
 | Botany - 1868 - 442 pages
...the doctrines of ' Continual Interference,' and the ' Theory of Beauty," and kindred subjects, arc discussed with admirable sagacity, knowledge, and...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... | |
 | Literature - 1868 - 978 pages
...October, 1867,) in which the doctrines of " continual interference," and the " theories of beauty," kindred subjects, are discussed with admirable sagacity,...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... | |
 | Science - 1869 - 346 pages
...October, 1867,) in which the doctrines of ' continual interference ' and the ' theories of beauty,' kindred subjects, are discussed with admirable sagacity,...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... | |
 | 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...believe it to be in him unconscious, forgets his own unquestioned claims to the honour of having originated, independently of Mr. Darwin, tho theories which... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Alfred Russel Wallace, Adolf Bernhard Meyer - Natural selection - 1870 - 466 pages
...Hooker, in seiner Eröffnungsrede der Versammlung in Norwich von ihm u. A. : ,,0f Mr. Wallace and bis many contributions to philosophical biology, it is...for, putting aside their great merits, he, throughout bis writings, with a modesty, as rare, as I believe it to be in him inconscious, * Der malayische Archipel,... | |
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