...heen called by one of our greatest " Philosophers ;" and that on his return home it occurred to him "that something might perhaps be made out on this...which could possibly have any bearing on it." " After Jive years' work," he continues, " I allowed myself " to speculate on the subject, and drew up some...

...believed that his observations would throw some light on the origin of species, and at once set to work "by patiently accumulating and reflecting on all sorts...facts which could possibly have any bearing on it." And it was only after five years' work that he allowed himself to speculate on the subject. Canon Liddon...

...greatest phil- ' osophers " ; and he tells us that, soon after his return home in 1837, it occurred to him "that something might perhaps be made out on this...sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing upon it." We know from his own statement that he had already perceived that no explanation but some...

...been called by one of our greatest " Philosophers ;" and that on his return home it occurred to him " that something might perhaps be made out on this "...have any bearing on it." " After five years' work," he continues, " I allowed myself " to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes; " these...

...require for its welfare a little healthful opposition." Darwin attributed his success to his habit of "patiently accumulating and reflecting on all sorts...facts'" which could ^possibly have any bearing on his theory. So with the triumph of the Coper nican theory of the universe, once a sealed book even...

...greatest philosophers ; " and he tells us that, soon after his return home in 1837, it occurred to him " that something might perhaps be made out on this question...sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing upon it." We know from his own statement that he had already perceived that no explanation but some...

...the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of the continent. These facts seem to throw some light on the origin of species, that...possibly have any bearing on it. After five years I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes. These I en'arged in 1844...

...returned home from his voyage it occurred to him, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made out of this question by patiently accumulating and reflecting...sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing upon it, that after five years' work of this nature he allowed himself to speculate on the subject,...

...voyage on board HMS Beagle) it occurred to me, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made out of this question by patiently accumulating and reflecting...possibly have any bearing on it. After five years work (1842) I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes ; these I enlarged...

...Origin of Species, Darwin tells us that at the outset of his investigations he devoted five years to accumulating and reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on his problem before allowing himself to speculate on the subject or note down the general results. He...