 | Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1886 - 1098 pages
...man's inventions; hut long before he existed the land was, in fact, regularly ploughed by earth-worms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played as important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly organised creaturea"* Now, while... | |
 | Royal Society of Edinburgh - 1886 - 1120 pages
...man's inventions ; but long before he existed the land was, in fact, regularly ploughed by earth-worms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played as important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly organised creatures."* Now, while... | |
 | Evangelical Alliance. Conference - 1868 - 788 pages
...religious centres of this country, Geneva, Lausanne, and NeucMtel. What these three little cantons, which have played so important a part in the history of the Eeformation, have in common is, faith : and here, if compared with France, the advantage will certainly... | |
 | William Dexter Wilson - 1871 - 312 pages
...also easily perverted and misguided, as we see in the various forms of polytheism and idolatry that have played so important a part in the history of the world. If properly guided, exercised and expressed in word and act, they grow in strength and intensity, like... | |
 | 1885 - 900 pages
...man's inventions ; but long before he existed the land was, in fact, regularly plowed by earth-worms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals...important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly organized creatures." * Now, without denying the very important contribution of the earth-worm... | |
 | William Dexter Wilson - 1880 - 412 pages
...also easily perverted and misguided, as we see in the various forms of polytheism and idolatry that have played so important a part in the history of the world. If properly guided, exercised and expressed in word and act, they grow in strength and intensity, like... | |
 | Andrew Findlater - 1881 - 184 pages
...which almost everywhere covers the surface of the laud with a fairly well defined layer or mantle. ... It may be doubted whether there are many other animals...important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly organised creatures.' Corals have perhaps done more conspicuous work; but their operations are... | |
 | David Thomas - 1881 - 446 pages
...with which the most famous of modern natural philosophers sums up this monograph are as follows : "• It may be doubted whether there are many other animals...important a part in the history of the world as have theselowly organised creatures." To appreciate the patience, the discernment, and the penetrating genius... | |
 | 1881 - 584 pages
...as that adduced by Mr. Darwin's untiring industry in this extremely interesting volume, it may well be doubted whether there are many other animals which...so important a part in the history of the world as " the poor worm." Studies in the Theory of Descent. By Dr. A. WEISMANN. Translated and edited by RAPHAEL... | |
 | Linnean Society of New South Wales - 1882 - 940 pages
...have been modified by their work. So that we may accept in its widest significance his remark that " it may be doubted whether there are many other animals...important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly creatures." Mr. Macleay, in his presidential address read before this Society six years ago,... | |
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It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures. 
