...of naturalists, the majority of whom, in showing how the innumerable species inhabiting this globe have been modified, so as to acquire that perfection of structure and adaptation to their own particular locality, attribute mainly the external conditions, such as food,...

...geographical distribution, geological succession, and other such facts, might come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created, but had...Nevertheless such a conclusion, even if well founded, would he unsatisfactory, until it could be shown how the innumerable species inhabiting this world have been...

...geographical distribution, and geological succession might reasonably come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created but, had descended, like varieties from other species. But the conclusion would not be satisfactory till it could be shown how the different species were...

...have seen in progress. Mr. Darwin speaks of "the innumerable species inhabiting the world as having been modified so as to acquire that perfection of structure and coadaptation which most justly excites our admiration;" but he goes on to say, " Naturalists continually refer to external...

...(Descent of Man). Mr. Darwin's professed object in his " Origin of Species" was, p. 18, " to show that species had not been independently created, but had descended, like varieties, from other species." Had he limited his speculations to this narrow range, they would Lave been of comparatively little...

...graphical distribution, geological succession, and other such facts, might come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created, but had descended like varieties from other species; but such a conclusion, even if well founded, would be unsatisfactory, until it could be shown how the...

...species had not been independently created, but hadidescended like varieties from other species; but such a conclusion, even if well founded, would be...that perfection of structure and coadaptation which most justly excites our admiration." Darwin's answer has stamped his name upon the system. Owen : "...

...geographical distribution, and geological succession, might reasonably come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created, but had descended, like varieties from other species. But the conclusion would not be satisfactory till it could be shown how the different species were...

...in South America, very different from the existing forms — might come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created, but had...from other species. Nevertheless, such a conclusion would be unsatisfactory, unless it could be shown how the innumerable species inhabiting this world...

...geographical distribution, geological succession, and other such facts, might come to the conclusion that species had not been independently created, but had...co-adaptation which justly excites our admiration. . . . It is, therefore, of the highest importance to gain a clear insight into the means of modification...