 | William Hamilton Gibson - 1903 - 170 Seiten
...before he existed the land was in fact regularly ploughed, and still continues to be thus ploughed, by earthworms. It may be doubted whether there are...the world as have these lowly -organized creatures." That charming naturalist, White of Selborne, from whom Mr. Darwin received his earliest inspiration... | |
 | Buel Preston Colton - 1903 - 622 Seiten
...that thus in long ages they have buried large rocks and ancient buildings. And his conclusion is that '-it may be doubted whether there are many other animals...history of the world as have these lowly organized animals." In the United States earthworms are not so numerous. Harm done by Earthworms. — Earthworms... | |
 | Buel Preston Colton - 1903 - 400 Seiten
...that thus in long ages they have buried large rocks and ancient buildings. And his conclusion is that "it may be doubted whether there are many other animals...history of the world as have these lowly organized animals." In the United States earthworms are not so numerous. Harm done by Earthworms. — Earthworms... | |
 | John Monteith, Caroline Monteith - 1903 - 252 Seiten
...no fruit, no animals of the land, and no men. " A great man, Mr. Darwin, says, ' It may be doubtful whether there are many other animals which have played...part in the history of the world as have these lowly creatures.' " 232 ELEMENTARY NATURE STUDY Abbott's A Boy on a Farm . . . .45 cents Two stories by Jacob... | |
 | Hammond Lamont - 1906 - 394 Seiten
...before he existed the land was in fact regularly ploughed, and still continues to be thus ploughed by earth-worms. It may be doubted whether there are...the world as have these lowly organized creatures. — Condensed from CHARLES DARWIN'S summary in his Vegetable Mould and Earth-Worms. THE ROMAN DOMUS... | |
 | Hammond Lamont - 1906 - 404 Seiten
...before he existed the land was in fact regularly ploughed, and still continues to be thus ploughed by earth-worms. It may be doubted whether there are...history of the world as have these lowly organized creatures.—Condensed from CHARLES DARWIN'S summary in his Vegetable Mould and Earth-Worms. Key-sentence:... | |
 | 1906 - 670 Seiten
...the land was, in fact, regularly ploughed, and still continues to be thus ploughed, by earth worms. It may be doubted whether there are many other animals...important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly-organised creatures. Some other animals, however, still more lowly organised — namely, corals... | |
 | John Arthur Thomson - 1910 - 410 Seiten
...the earthworms not only with our wheat-supply but with our scenery. Well may we say, with Darwin : " It may be doubted whether there are many other animals...part in the history of the world as have these lowly organised creatures." Those who wish to understand Darwinism should always begin with Darwin's last... | |
 | Frederic Wood Jones - 1910 - 500 Seiten
...these winds, but their stay is brief. It is the northerly and westerly winds that bring the cyclones which have played so important a part in the history of the Ross settlement, and considering the extreme lowness of the islands, and the normal force of the wind... | |
 | Anna Botsford Comstock - 1911 - 970 Seiten
...Thus, the soil is slowly worked over and kept in good condition by earthworms, of which Darwin says: "It may be doubted whether there are many other animals...the world as have these lowly organized creatures." References — The Earthworm, Darwin; The Natural History of Some Common Animals, Latter. "Flyfishing... | |
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It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organised creatures. 
