On the Reception of the Origin of Species
- Kind
- Book
- Date
- 1898
- Publisher
- The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Including an Autobiographical Chapter
- Retrieved
- Jun 5, 2012
- ISBN
- vvIw_e_YMl
1 meme from this reference
Our Purpose is to Expand the Realm of the Known
The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions. And even a cursory glance at the history of the…