Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Agassiz , Louis (2010-06-14), Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America, Nabu Press, Retrieved on 2011-08-30
Folksonomies: nature history natural history Memes
30 AUG 2011
A Great Summary of Taxonmy
Branches or types are characterized by the plan of their structure,Classes, by the manner in which that plan is executed, as far as ways and means are concerned,Orders, by the degrees of complication of that structure,Families, by their form, as far as determined by structure,Genera, by the details of the execution in special parts, andSpecies, by the relations of individuals to one another and to the world in which they live, as well as by the proportions of their parts, their ornamentation,... 1 
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notesClasses, orders, families, genera, and species are defined for their defining classification method.
30 AUG 2011
The Stages of Acceptance for a Scientific Fact in Conflic...
Every great scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it. 1 notes
notesA quote often reused by others without attribution.
30 AUG 2011
Facts are as Sacred as Principles
Philosophers and theologians have yet to learn that a physical fact is as sacred as a moral principle. Our own nature demands from us this double allegiance. 
1 "physical fact is as sacred as a moral principle"
