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“No tools have yet been met with in any of the gravels occurring at the higher levels of the valley of the Seine; but no importance can be attached to this negative fact, as so little search has yet been made for them.”

Quote by Charles Lyell

Book:The Geological Evidence of Man

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The Geological Evidence of Man

This book delves into the study of geological formations and fossil records to provide insights into the origins and evolution of human civilization. more

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Charles Lyell, born on November 14, 1797 and died on February 22, 1875, was a renowned lawyer and geologist from the United Kingdom. He is best known for his extensive research in geology and his influential book 'Principles of Geology,' which had a profound impact on the development of the field. more

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“Such discoveries have led me, and other geologists, to reconsider the evidence previously derived from caves brought forward in proof of the high antiquity of Man.”

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Book:The Geological Evidence of Man

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“When on my return to England I showed the cast of the cranium to Professor Huxley, he remarked at once that it was the most ape-like skull he had ever beheld.”

Return England Casts Professors Apes Skulls Huxley

Book:The Geological Evidence of Man

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“All the work of the crystallographers serves only to demonstrate that there is only variety everywhere where they suppose uniformity ... that in nature there is nothing absolute, nothing perfectly regular.”

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“When all the thoughts are concerning one thing and the person loses interest in other things, the melancholy begins.”

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Author:Carl Linnaeus

“To a naturalist nothing is indifferent; the humble moss that creeps upon the stone is equally interesting as the lofty pine which so beautifully adorns the valley or the mountain: but to a naturalist who is reading in the face of the rocks the annals of a former world, the mossy covering which obstructs his view, and renders indistinguishable the different species of stone, is no less than a serious subject of regret.”

Source: Theory of the Earth: With Proofs and Illustrations, in Four Parts

“The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which we know the principle.”

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Author:James Hutton

“Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly. To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur.”

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Book:Alfred Russel Wallace: An Anthology of His Shorter Writings

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“I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions.”

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Book:Infinite Tropics: An Alfred Russel Wallace Anthology

Source: Infinite Tropics: An Alfred Russel Wallace Anthology

“To say that mind is a product or function of protoplasm, or of its molecular changes, is to use words to which we can attach no clear conception”

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Book:Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays

Source: Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays