...from the tropics to the temperate zone; and Darwin, who surrounding and penetrating these antipodes was . . . much struck with certain facts in the distribution...geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants . . . These facts . . . seemed to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries....

...descriptions of geological discoveries that had made modern geology and paleontology possible. He wrote that these facts "seemed to throw some light on the origin of species . . . that mystery of mysteries ... it occurred to me that it might be useful to accumulate and reflect on all sorts of facts that...

...America — FITZROY. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind — DARWIN, —and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent. FITZROY. — and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself after his kind — DARWIN. These...

...through salt-water, than could the slimy spawn of frogs? From The Origin of Species (1859) Introduction When on board HMS 'Beagle,' as naturalist. I was much...the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of...

...naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhahiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhebitants of that continent. These facts. as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume,...

...thing. But our most ambitious schemes of philosophy now start quite differently. Mr Darwin begins:'When on board HMS Beagle, as naturalist, I was much struck...the past inhabitants of that continent. These facts, as will be seen in the latter chapters of this volume, seemed to throw some light on the origin of...

...Beagle, as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of...inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species — that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called...

...'Beagle,' as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of...inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species— that mystery of mysteries, as it has been called...

...Becyle, as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants ofthat continent." 33 The information passed on here is much the same as it would be in a sentence...

...the Origin of Species, "I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of inhabitants of South America, and in the geological relations of...inhabitants of that continent. These facts seemed to me to throw some light on the origin of species—that mystery of mysteries" (1859). The mystery of...