Kentucky, are blind. In some of the crabs the foot-stalk for the eye remains, though the eye is gone ; — the stand for the telescope is there, though the telescope with its glasses has been lost. As it is difficult to imagine that eyes, though useless,... The Romance of Natural History - Pagina 79door Philip Henry Gosse - 1861 - 372 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Herbert Spencer - 1891 - 522 pagina’s
...caves of Styria and of Kentucky, are blind. In some of the crabs the footstalk of the eye re-* mains, though the eye is gone ; the stand for the telescope...darkness, I attribute their loss wholly to disuse." The direct inheritance of an acquired peculiarity is sometimes observable. Mr Lewes gives a case. He... | |
| Arthur Bower Griffiths - 1892 - 512 pagina’s
...(p. 1 10) iays : " In some of the crabs the foot-stalk for the eye remains, though the eye is gone As it is difficult to imagine that eyes, though useless,...in any way injurious to animals living in darkness, their loss may be attributed to disuse." On the other hand, Mr. WP Ball says : " The cave-crabs which... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1896 - 408 pagina’s
...the caves of Carniola and of Kentucky, are blind. In some of tha crabs the foot- stalk for the eye remains, though the eye is gone ; — the stand for...in any way injurious to animals living in darkness, their loss may be attributed to disuse. In one of the blind animals, namely, the cave-rat (Neotoma),... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1896 - 406 pagina’s
...and of Kentucky, are blind. In some of the crabs the foot stalk for the eye remains, though the ere is gone ; — the stand for the telescope is there,...telescope with its glasses has been lost. As it is diftcult to imagine that eyes, though useless, could be in any way injurious to animals living in darkness,... | |
| Marion Daniel Shutter - 1900 - 318 pagina’s
...crabs, the foot-stalks for the eyes remain, though the eye is gone. Mr. Darwin very finely remarks, " The stand for the telescope is there, though the telescope with its glasses has been lost." Living for generations away from the sun, the organ of sight has perished through disuse. The same... | |
| Thomas Hunt Morgan - 1903 - 498 pagina’s
...and of Carniola are blind, and this is ascribed to disuse. "As it is difficult to imagine that the eyes, though useless, could be in any way injurious to animals living in darkness, their loss may be attributed to disuse." The long neck of the giraffe Darwin attributes partly to natural... | |
| Charles Darwin - 1909 - 584 pagina’s
...inhabit the caves of Carniola and of Kentucky, are blind. In some of the crabs the footstalk for the eye remains, though the eye is gone; — the stand for...in any way injurious to animals living in darkness, their loss may be attributed to disuse. In one of the blind animals, namely, the cave-rat (Neotoma),... | |
| William Sullivan Pattee - 1909 - 310 pagina’s
...inhabit the caves of Carniola and Kentucky are blind. In some of the crabs the foot-stock for the eyes remains though the eye is gone. The stand for the...in any way injurious to animals living in darkness their loss may be attributed to disuse. In one of the blind animals, namely the cave-rat (Nestoma),... | |
| William Sullivan Pattee - 1909 - 304 pagina’s
...foot-stock for the eyes remains though the eye is 21 Origin of Species, p. 131. 22 Destiny of Man, 98. gone. The stand for the telescope is there, though...in any way injurious to animals living in darkness their loss may be attributed to disuse. In one of the blind animals, namely the cave-rat (Nestoma),... | |
| Douwe Wouters - 1924 - 866 pagina’s
...waarop de oogen zich behooren te bevinden, doch dat de oogen zelf geheel weg waren en hij zei van haar: „The stand for the telescope is there, though the telescope with its lenses has been lost." Er was nog een tweede vischrijke vijver in Valckenier's „thuyn" waarvan de... | |
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