The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical Society, and Record of Histological Research at Home and Abroad, المجلد 12

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الصفحة 185 - original forms, capable of self-development into other and needful forms, as to believe that He required a fresh act of creation to supply the voids caused by the action of His laws," What Mr. Darwin thinks of this view of the introduction of life I do not know. Whether he does or does not introduce
الصفحة 187 - from an illustrious friend of mine, is like the effort of a man trying to lift himself by his own waistband. All that has been here said is to be taken in connection with this fundamental truth. When " nascent senses " are spoken of, when " the differentiation of a tissue at first vaguely sensitive all
الصفحة 182 - long ago a favourite with me; and it gave me the liveliest pleasure to alight upon this additional testimony to his penetration. Prof. Grant, Mr. Patrick Matthew, Von Buch, the author of the ' Vestiges,' D'Halloy, and others,* by the enunciation of views more or less clear and correct,
الصفحة 187 - feel within us —the phenomena of physical nature as well as those of the human mind—have their unsearchable roots in a cosmical life, if I dare apply the term, an infinitesimal span of which only is offered to the investigation of man. And even this span is only
الصفحة 187 - by Helmholtz, published by Longmans, this symbolism of our states of consciousness is also dwelt upon. The impressions of sense are the mere signs of external things. In this paper Helmholtz contends strongly against the view that the consciousness of space is inborn ; and he evidently doubts
الصفحة 187 - are needed. Such experiments have been since made by Mr. Spalding, aided, I believe, in some of his observations by the accomplished and deeply-lamented Lady Amberley: and they seem to prove conclusively that the chick does not need a single moment's tuition to teach
الصفحة 182 - In 1855 Mr. Herbert Spencer ('Principles of Psychology,' 2nd edit., vol. i. , p. 465) expressed " the belief that life under all its forms has arisen by an unbroken evolution, and through the instrumentality of what are called natural causes.
الصفحة 157 - cholera, ague, or dengue, nor between the presence or abundance of any special form or forms of cells and the prevalence of any of these diseases. The amount of inorganic and amorphous particles and other debris suspended in the atmosphere is directly dependent on conditions of moisture and of velocity of wind.
الصفحة 182 - The first step only towards experimental demonstration has been taken. Experiments now begun might, a couple of centuries hence, furnish data of incalculable value, which ought to be supplied to the science of the future.
الصفحة 184 - I was not prepared to see this theory received as it has been by the best intellects of our time. Its success is greater than I could have thought possible.

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