| Edmund Burke - 1871 - 670 pagina’s
...in his own language : " I purpose." says he, "to show that a man's natural abilities are derived hy inheritance under exactly the same limitations as...and physical features of the whole organic world. . . . As it is easy," he adds, " notwithstanding those limitations, to obtain hy careful selection... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1884 - 436 pagina’s
...the opening page of the introductory chapter in his " Hereditary Genius " he says : — "I purpose to show in this book that a man's natural abilities...the whole organic world. Consequently, as it is easy .... to obtain by careful selection a permanent breed of dogs or horses gifted by peculiar powers of... | |
| Sir Norman Lockyer - 1911 - 658 pagina’s
...peculiarities of different races to discuss the problems of heredity genius from the fundamental postulate that " a man's natural abilities are derived by inheritance under exactly the same limitalions as are the. form and physical features of the whole organic world." To obtain further data... | |
| 1870 - 604 pagina’s
...Genius ; an Inquiry into its Laws and Consequences, by Francis Gallon, FRS The author proposes to show ''that a man's natural abilities are derived by inheritance....and physical features of the whole organic world." The relationships are discussed of a large body of fairly eminent men — uamely, the judges of England,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1871 - 666 pagina’s
...is but fair that he should state his own case in his own language : " I purpose," says he, "to show that a man's natural abilities are derived by inheritance...and physical features of the whole organic world. . . . As it is easy," he adds, " notwithstanding those limitations, to obtain by careful selection... | |
| 1871 - 664 pagina’s
...is but fair that he should state his own case in his own language : " I purpose," says he, "to show that a man's natural abilities are derived by inheritance...and physical features of the whole organic world. , . . As it is easy," he adds, " notwithstanding those limitations, to obtain by careful selection... | |
| Andrew Combe - 1871 - 324 pagina’s
...Price, $2.00. The author of this book endeavors to show that man's natural abilities are derived from inheritance, under exactly the same limitations as...world. Consequently, as it is easy, notwithstanding the limitations, to obtain by careful selection a permanent breed of dogs or horses, gifted with peculiar... | |
| 1872 - 332 pagina’s
...results, and to introduce the "law of deviation from an average" into discussions on heredity. mTXODUCTOBT CHAPTER. I propose to show in this book that a man's...easy, notwithstanding those limitations, to obtain by nuv! u! selection a permanent breed of dogs or horses, gifted with peculiar powers of running, or of... | |
| William Thomson Baron Kelvin - 1872 - 684 pagina’s
...HEREDITARY GENIUS : An Inquiry into its Laws and Consequences. Demy 8vo. I2J. " ] propose" the author says, "to show in this book that a man's natural abilities...and physical features of the whole organic world. I shall show that social agencies of an ordinary character, whose influences are little suspected,... | |
| Henry Charlton Bastian - 1872 - 578 pagina’s
...An Inquiry into its Laws and Consequences. Demy 8vo. izr. '' 1 propose," the author says, "to shmu in this book that a man's natural abilities are derived...and physical features of the whole organic world. / shall show that social agencies of an ordinary character, whose influences are little suspected,... | |
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