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    Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer
    Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer
    Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer
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    Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer

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    The present volume offers from the classic pages of Chalres Darwin's works, including his summary of the argument of "The Origin of Species," his account of how that book came to be written, and his recapitulation of "The Descent of Man." All this affords a supreme lesson as to the value of observation with a purpose. When Darwin was confronted with an organ or trait which puzzled him, he was wont to ask, What use can it have had? And always the answer was that every new peculiarity of plant, or beast, is seized upon and held whenever it confers advantage in the unceasing conflict for place and food. No hue of scale or plume, no curve of beak or note of song, but has served a purpose in the plot of life, or advanced the action in a drama where the penalty for failure is extinction. Aside from Darwin, the book also features essays written by Alfred R. Wallace, Thomas H. Huxley, Leland O. Howard, and George Iles
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateSep 15, 2022
    ISBN8596547320104
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