Collected Works of Charles Kingsley: Scientific lectures and essaysMacmillan and Company, 1893 |
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... readers should be inclined to say to themselves : Geology may be a very pleasant study , but I have no special fancy for it . I had rather learn something of botany , astronomy , chemistry , or what not - I shall answer : By all means ...
... readers should be inclined to say to themselves : Geology may be a very pleasant study , but I have no special fancy for it . I had rather learn something of botany , astronomy , chemistry , or what not - I shall answer : By all means ...
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... , and making collections of fossils , plants , insects , birds , or some other objects of natural history ; and I doubt not that such will be the case with some of my readers . Another argument , and a very strong one , in 6 TOWN GEOLOGY .
... , and making collections of fossils , plants , insects , birds , or some other objects of natural history ; and I doubt not that such will be the case with some of my readers . Another argument , and a very strong one , in 6 TOWN GEOLOGY .
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... readers to be , if he had not gained thereby somewhat of the most valuable of treasures — namely , that inductive habit of mind , that power of judging fairly of facts , without which no good or lasting work will be done , whether in ...
... readers to be , if he had not gained thereby somewhat of the most valuable of treasures — namely , that inductive habit of mind , that power of judging fairly of facts , without which no good or lasting work will be done , whether in ...
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... reading of scientific papers of your own writing , the comparing of your observations , general mutual help and mutual instructions ? Such societies are becoming numerous now , and gladly should I see one in every town . For in science ...
... reading of scientific papers of your own writing , the comparing of your observations , general mutual help and mutual instructions ? Such societies are becoming numerous now , and gladly should I see one in every town . For in science ...
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... being able to use them . Do you wish to be free ? Then be free with true freedom ; which is again , knowing the facts of nature , and being able to use them . - I dare say some of my readers , especially the 18 TOWN GEOLOGY .
... being able to use them . Do you wish to be free ? Then be free with true freedom ; which is again , knowing the facts of nature , and being able to use them . - I dare say some of my readers , especially the 18 TOWN GEOLOGY .
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