 ... 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 - Side 3af William Rhind - 1839Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Georges Léopold C.F.D. baron de Cuvier - 1849 - 820 sider
...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 sider
...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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