“On the Formation of Mould,”
Charles Darwin
10 quotes
“As I was led to keep in my study during many months worms in pots filled with earth, I became interested in them, and wished to learn how far they acted consciously, and how much mental power they displayed. Introduction, p. 2”
“de minimis non curat lex”
“de minimis lex non curat ,”
“(Detractors sometimes claim Darwin thought that the cell was an undifferentiated mass of protoplasm. Anyone reading the passage above will realize that Darwin thought no such thing.)”
“Aggregation of the Protoplasm within the Cells of the Tentacles”
“Concluding Remarks and Summary”
“(It is sometimes claimed that modern biologist are dogmatic "Darwinists" who uncritically accept all of Darwin's ideas. This is false: No one today accepts Darwin's hypothesis of gemmules and pangenesis .)”
“throw off minute granules or atoms, which circulate freely throughout the system, and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by self”
“The Beagle staid at St. Helena five days, during which time I lived in the clouds in the centre of the Isd.”