Ridpath's Universal History: An Account of the Origin, Primitive Condition, and Race Development of the Greater Divisions of Mankind, and Also of the Principal Events in the Evolution and Progress of Nations from the Beginnings of the Civilized Life to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volumen1Jones Bros. Pub., 1897 |
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Ridpath's Universal History: An Account of the Origin, Primitive ..., Volumen1 John Clark Ridpath Vista de fragmentos - 1899 |
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Página 154 - And the name of the third river is Hiddekel : that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Página 154 - And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Página 191 - And the Lord God formed man," that is, the body, " of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and he became a living soul.
Página 190 - And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Página 213 - ... generations ? If such do occur, can we doubt (remembering that many more individuals are born than can possibly survive) that individuals having any advantage, however slight, over others, would have the best chance of surviving and of procreating their kind?
Página 63 - 'arth's orbit has an inclination towards changes,' you say." " The changes in the seasons, sir, are owing to ' the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit.
Página 196 - The production of a new organ in an animal body, results from the supervention of a new want (besoin) continuing to make itself felt, and a new movement which this want gives birth to and encourages.
Página 195 - In the beginning there arose the Source of golden light. He was the only born Lord of all that is. He established the earth, and this sky. Who is the God to whom we shall offer our sacrifice )
Página 325 - The inhabitants, living chiefly upon shell-fish, are obliged constantly to change their place of residence; but they return at intervals to the same spots, as is evident from the piles of old shells, which must often amount to many tons in weight. These heaps can be distinguished at a long distance by the bright green colour of certain plants, which invariably grow on them.
Página 196 - All which has been acquired, laid down, or changed in the organization of individuals in the course of their life is conserved by generation and transmitted to the new individuals which proceed from those which have undergone those changes.