... of unity. Modern views, which are based upon scientific observation, are of course very different, at least in details, from the speculations of the Egyptian philosopher. Cuvier's definition of Life is as follows (Regne Animal, Introd.) : — " If,... Elements of zoology - Trang 3bởi William Rhind - 1839Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
| Georges Léopold C.F.D. baron de Cuvier - 1849 - 820 trang
...and the inanimate. OP LIVING BEINGS, AND OF ORGANIZATION IN GENERAL. If, in order to obtain a just idea of the essence of life, we consider it in those...beings in which its effects are the most simple, we readily perceive that it consists in the faculty which certain corporeal combinations have, of enduring... | |
| Arthur Dyot Thomson - 1872 - 876 trang
...as follows (Regne Animal, Introd.) : — " If, in order to acquire a just idea of what constitutes the essence of life, we consider it in those beings in which it appears in its simplest form, we shall soon perceive that it consists in the faculty which certain... | |
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