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A746
Beagle Library:
British Association for the Advancement of Science. 1833. Lithographed signatures of the members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, who met at Cambridge, June M.DCCC.XXXIII, with a report of the proceedings at the public meetings during the week: and an alphabetical list of the members. Cambridge: John Smith.
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; for they bore upon the passions, affections, and feelings of our moral nature. Most important parts of our nature such elements indeed were; and God forbid that he should call upon any man to extinguish them; but they entered not among the objects of the Association. The things with which they had to do, were the laws and properties of matter, and with those alone; the nature of the human mind was utterly beyond their province; the sciences of morals and politics were elevated far above the
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A746
Beagle Library:
British Association for the Advancement of Science. 1833. Lithographed signatures of the members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, who met at Cambridge, June M.DCCC.XXXIII, with a report of the proceedings at the public meetings during the week: and an alphabetical list of the members. Cambridge: John Smith.
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ought to teach them, during their common rejoicings at the triumphal progress of science, a personal lesson of deep humility. (After dwelling on this sentiment in some sentences which the Reporter could not follow, the President concluded nearly in the following words.) By the laws of nature, before we can meet again, many of those bright faces which during the past week I have seen around me may be laid low, for the hand of death may have been upon them: but wherever we re-assemble, God grant that
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A746
Beagle Library:
British Association for the Advancement of Science. 1833. Lithographed signatures of the members of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, who met at Cambridge, June M.DCCC.XXXIII, with a report of the proceedings at the public meetings during the week: and an alphabetical list of the members. Cambridge: John Smith.
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was accompanied by a virtuous life. Should he mention any name it would be that of Newton. Who would say on reading his works that a philosopher must be irreligious. Let him impress on the mind of the young scientific student, that that is not knowledge, but a semblance of it, which does not produce humility; the more a man knows the more he becomes convinced of his ignorance, and is induced to look up with greater reverence to his Creator and his God. The Earl FITZWILLIAM would be sorry were
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the agglutinated sandy earth. 5th [September 1834] started gloomy day plain nice Hacienda sleeping place Signoritas attempts at conversation, astonished at clergyman marrying not same god because clergy marry sisters names with saints: Crossed bridge of Hide Palm at Concepcion [Rana] eats buds [page 4
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A894.2
Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.
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liquefaction of all the snow and ice, even now upon the face of the globe, effect! It would sweep us puny mortals from the world! Thousands and tens of thousands of miles of snow, loosened from their barriers, would overwhelm the earth. And who knows, whether there was not a thousand times the present quantity in antecedent periods? In all these vague and visionary surmises I have no faith; nor do I ever wish to pretend to discern how God fashioned the world, or let my imagination dwell for a
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A894.1
Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 1.
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of note. Many are handsomely, and some gaudily, decorated with images and paintings. This system is greatly objected to by some people, but for my own part I think that suitable and appropriate ornaments belong to the temple of God; not that they should in the least influence our conduct there, but that the devotion of worldly riches to such a purpose evinces our desire of honouring the mansion in which we assemble with the only means in our power, while we prostrate ourselves before our
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A894.2
Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.
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Nueva. We immediately got down the awning, and the men stretched out with all their force. However, we had not proceeded above half a mile when the bow-man called out 'Good God, sir, there is the Captain.' We immediately laid in our oars, and approached the spot where the body lay. There was an old tree that had fallen in the river, and the body of Captain Foster was lying between the branches surrounded by Turkey buzzards. When we examined it, we found that one of the shoes was off, and that
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A900
Beagle Library:
De La Beche, Henry Thomas. 1834. Researches in theoretical geology. London: Charles Knight
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, because, as you will observe, the creation of each day is preceded by the declaration that God said, or willed, that such things should be ('and God said'), and therefore the very form of the narrative seems to imply that the creation of the first day began when these words are first used, i. e. with the creation of light in ver. 3. The time then of the creation in ver. I appears to me not to be defined: we are told only what alone we are concerned with, that all things were made by God. Nor
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A894.2
Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.
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compute, should it please God to render such auxiliary necessary. By the way, what think you of such a procedure under any circumstances? Would it not be more satisfactory to all parties? The hint which is here thrown out by Captain Foster might doubtless in many cases be followed up with good effect; but it is also evident that we frequently require the assistance of the experimentalist himself to clear up and explain trifling discordances which are occasionally discovered in the final
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A894.2
Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.
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understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, and the things which are seen were not made of things which appear. ASCENSION ISLAND. The first inspection of the island portrays its volcanic origin, and every step confirms it: around you on every side are heaps of scori , cinders, ashes, and lava; and the whole island is one complete mass of pyrogenous rocks, among which basalt is the principal constituent, under various forms and modifications. 1. Clinkstone, or phonolite, with or without
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A894.2
Beagle Library:
Webster, William Henry Bayley. 1834. Narrative of a voyage to the southern Atlantic Ocean, in the years 1828, 29, 30, performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer. 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley. Volume 2.
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rationally argue about the origin of man from his bones and flesh, and the successive periods of their formation, as argue concerning the earth from the rocks and strata about the earth. However unpalatable such an assertion may be, all we do know and ever shall know is, that great changes have taken place on the earth by the fiat and will of the Almighty. Neither fire nor water are the creative or formative agents of the rocks, but the unknown will of God. In geology, we experience much delight and
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A73
Periodical contribution:
FitzRoy, R. 1836. Sketch of the Surveying Voyages of his Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 1825-1836. Commanded by Captains P. P. King, P. Stokes, and R. Fitz-Roy, Royal Navy. Journal of the Geological Society of London 6: 311-343. (Communicated by John Barrow)
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enthusiastically religious feeling urged them to persevere under every trial and disappointment. It helps much in accounting for the wonderful hardiness and constancy shown in discovering, exploring, and conquering all but Araucania. A high sentiment of religion, urging them to conquer, in order to convert to Christianity, and to honour God, by honouring their king, was a powerfully impelling motive in the minds of those leaders who first opened the reads which crowds of inferior men afterwards
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F1640
Periodical contribution:
FitzRoy, R. and Darwin, C. R. 1836. A letter, containing remarks on the moral state of Tahiti, New Zealand &c. South African Christian Recorder 2 (4) (September): 221-238.
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night gradually covering the highest summits. Before we laid ourselves down to sleep, the elder Tahitian fell on his knees, and repeated a long prayer. He seemed to pray as a christian should, with fitting reverence to his God, without ostentatious piety, or fear of ridicule. 19th. D. At daylight, after their morning prayer, my companions prepared an excellent breakfast of bananas and fish. Neither of them would taste food without saying a short grace. Those travellers, who hint that a Tahitian
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Astronomers might formerly have said that God ordered, each planet to move in its particular destiny. In same manner God orders each animal created with certain form in certain country, but how much more simple, sublime power let attraction act according to certain laws such are inevitable consequence let animal be created, then by the fixed laws of generation, such will be their successors. ['FD' and brackets in pencil by Francis Darwin] 10
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Kirby1 says (not definite information) West of Rocky Mountains Asiatic types discoverable. Bridgewater Treatise p 852 Parasite of Negroes different from European. Horse ox have different parasite in different climates. Humbt Vol V. P II. p. 565.3 Consult. Says types most subject to vary where intermixtures precluded. 1 William Kirby.On the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the creation of animals and in their history, habits, and instincts, (The Bridgwater Treatises) London
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F1574b
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de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part II. Second notebook [C] (February to July 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (3) (May): 75-118.
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Bartrams travels in N. America May 18th Stanley familiar History of Birds Mackintosh's Ethical Philosophy Bell's Bridgewater Treatise Wilkinson's Egyptian remains skimmed Pliny Nat. Hist of world ditto Lamarck II vol Philos. Zoology references at end of each chapter Crabbes Life June Ist King Fitzroy 270 Rays Wisdom of [God] Lisiansky's Voyage round World. 1803-6. nothing Lyells Elements of Geology Gibbons Life on himself Hume's ditto with correspond, with Rousseau Miss Martineau How to
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F1574a
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part I. First notebook [B] (July 1837-February 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (2) (January): 23-73.
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was also adopted by William Swainson: The natural history and classification of birds, Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, London 1837, vol. 2, pp. 56 and 100. 2 MacLeay. op. cit. p. 318. 3 Edward Newman. Sphinx vespiformis: an essay, London 1832, p. 15. Since nature possesses the tendency for the formation of globes or circles (e.g. the sun and its planets), he agrees with the principle of MacLeay's quinarian system, but substitutes the number 7 for 5, because God rested on the 7th day, Noah took 7
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F1574a
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part I. First notebook [B] (July 1837-February 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (2) (January): 23-73.
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How does it come wandering birds such [as] sandpipers not new at Galapagos. Did the creative force know these species could arrive did it only create those kinds not so likely to wander did it create two species closely allied to Mus[cicapa] coronata, but not coronata. We know that domestic animals vary in countries without any assignable reason. 101 Astronomers might formerly have said that God ordered each planet to move in its particular destiny. In same manner God orders each animal created
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F1574b
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part II. Second notebook [C] (February to July 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (3) (May): 75-118.
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, because the recent ones are so close. Was there continent between N.America Europe? Norton5 has written on fossils of N.America. 248 At the end of White's Selbourne 6 many references very good. Also Rays Wisdom of God 7. Often refer to these. Also some few facts at end of The British Aviary 8 or Bird Keepers Companion. Study Appendix ( only appendix) of Congo Expedition.9 249-254 excised. 255 gradually separated the birds might yet remember which way to fly. There is a kind of wren (Bebyk
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S. H What does the expression mean used by Cuvier1 that all animals (though some maybe) have not been created on the same plan. (Second resumé well worth studying) H. says2 grand idea god giving laws then leaving all to follow consequences. I cannot make out his ideas about propagations His work Philosophie Anatomique (2d Vol. about monsters worth reading).3 1 Georges Cuvier. Darwin appears to be quoting from E. Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire Principes de Philosophie Zoologique, Paris 1830, p. 56
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surgeon. Friend of CD's father. 1822 Mayor of Shrewsbury. Bred horses and Malay fowl. Before 1839 CD addressed some questions on animal breeding to Wynne. See also F1582 and Mr Wynne Doubts about Irish Horses hereditarily jumping (DAR205.11.37). Paul van Helvert John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021. 2 William Darwin Fox. 3 William Kirby. On the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the creation of animals and in their history, habits, and instincts, (The Bridgwater Treatises
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Kirby1 Bridgewater Treatise There are some good accounts of passages of legs into mouth-pieces of Crustacea. Vol II. p 75. A Fish which emigrates over land is a silurus, p. 1232 A climbing fish, p. 1223 A Terrestrial annelidous animal4 p. 347. Vol. I compare with my planariae5 Leaches out of water 1 William Kirby. On the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the creation of animals and in their history, habits, and instincts, (The Bridgwater Treatises) London 1835 2: 75: in this
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F1574a
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part I. First notebook [B] (July 1837-February 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (2) (January): 23-73.
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. Nat. Hist., N.S., London 1837, vol. I. p. 357. 4 William Yarrell. Probably personal communication. 5 Wynne. Untraced. 6 William Darwin Fox. Probably personal communication. 7 William Kirby. On the power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the creation of animals and in their history, habits, and instincts, (The Bridgwater Treatises) London 1835, vol. I, p. 141: There is another function which is devolved upon animals with respect to the vegetable kingdom: to keep the members of it
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F1574b
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part II. Second notebook [C] (February to July 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (3) (May): 75-118.
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realized: man Likes to think his origin god-like (II 155); Not a deity (II 77). Comparative pathology is invoked to good effect: Many diseases in common between man and animals (II 174). Darwin's abhorrence of slavery is reflected in the following: White man who has debased his nature by making slave of his fellow black (II 154). Sexual selection is applied to man as well as to animals: Cock birds attract female by song (analogy of man) (II 178). Man is compared with the orang utan (II 79), and
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F1574c
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part III. Third notebook [D] (July 15 to October 2nd 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (4) (July):119-150.
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geography changes of climate suspended to change of climate from physical causes, then suspended changes of form in the organic world, as adaptation, these changing affect each other, their bodies by certain laws of harmony keep perfect in these themselves. instincts alter, reason is formed the world peopled with myriads of distinct forms from a period short of eternity to the present time, to the future. How far grander than 37 idea from cramped imagination that God created (warring against those
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F1574c
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part III. Third notebook [D] (July 15 to October 2nd 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (4) (July):119-150.
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English some African Dove. The extinction of the S. American quadrupeds is difficulty on any theory without God is supposed to create destroy without rule. But what does he in this world without rule ? The destruction of the great Mammals over whole world shows there is rule. S. America Australia appear to have suffered most with respect to extinction of larger forms. From observing way the Marsupials of Australia have branched out into orders one is strongly tempted to believe one or two were
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F1574d
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. de Beer, G. ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part IV, Fourth notebook [E] (October 1838-10 July 1839). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (5) (September): 151-183.
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. dogs in Borneo brought probably by Chinese4 the breed5 of the latter being the same as the fox-like animals which are met with near Canton .6 Here as in all Malay countries, I noticed a peculiarity7 19-22 excised. 23 Macleay8 says it is nonsense to say take a tooth of any animal (as Toxodon) say its relations, if we know its congeners then we can. Now on my theory this certainly can be accounted for, on any other it is the will of God. Octob. 16th. A very strong passage might be made why seeing
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F1574f
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de Beer, Gavin, Rowlands, M. J. and Skramovsky, [Mrs] B. M. eds. 1967. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part VI. Pages excised by Darwin. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 3 (5) (21 March): 129-176.
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of God as manifested in the Creation, Treatise III, London, 1836. HIST. 3, 5. I [page] 14
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F1574f
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin, Rowlands, M. J. and Skramovsky, [Mrs] B. M. eds. 1967. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part VI. Pages excised by Darwin. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 3 (5) (21 March): 129-176.
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says is the only indisputable axiom in Philosophy Religio Medici Vol. II Sir T. Browne's works p. 20. There are no grotesques in nature; not anything framed to fill up empty contours, unnecessary spaces p. 23 for Nature is the act of God after Decan-dolles idea Septemb 1. It has been argued man first civilized add this in note. ?mere conjecture? Australians. Americans c. 55 Septemb. 1. Macleay8 Broderip9 when talking of some Crustacean, like Trilobite (Polirus??) female blind quite different form
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F1574a
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part I. First notebook [B] (July 1837-February 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (2) (January): 23-73.
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some may be) have not been created on the same plan. ( Second resum well worth studying). H.1 says grand idea God giving laws and on them leaving all to follow consequences. I cannot make out his ideas about propagation. His work Philosophie anatomique (2d vol. about monsters2 worth reading.) 115 NB. Well to insist upon large mammalia not being found on all islands (if act of fresh creation, why not produced on New Zealand: if generated, an answer can be given). It is a point of great interest
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F1574c
Pamphlet:
de Beer, Gavin ed. 1960. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species. Part III. Third notebook [D] (July 15 to October 2nd 1838). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Historical Series 2 (4) (July):119-150.
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, London 1838, p. 136, Chapter III, Of Sleep . 5 William Whewell. The Length of the Day , The Bridgewater Treatises on the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God as manifested in the Creation, Treatise III, On Astronomy and General Physics, p. 38. On p. 39: Man, in like manner, in all nations and ages, takes his principal rest once in twentyfour hours; and the regularity of this practice seems most suitable to his health, though the duration of the time allotted to repose is extremely different in
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CUL-DAR91.4-55
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Old & useless notes about the moral sense & some metaphysical points
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D Stewart41 on the Sublime The literal meaning of Sublimity is height, with the idea of ascension we associate something extraordinary of great power.— 2. From these other reasons we apply to God the notion of living in lofty regions 3. Infinity, eternity, darkness, power, begin associated with God, these phenomena we (feel ?) call sublime.— 4. From the association of power c c with height, we often apply the term sublime, where there is no real sublimity
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Notebook M: [Metaphysics on morals and speculations on expression]
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argue, make the same mistake, more apparent however to us, as does that philosopher who says the innate knowledge of creator is has been implanted in us (by ? individually or in race?) by a separate act of God, not as a necessary integrant part of his most magnificent laws, which we profane [degrade] in thinking not capable to do produce every effect, of every kind which surrounds us. Moreover it would be difficult to prove that this innate idea of God in civilized nations has not been
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CUL-DAR125.-
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as first caused by will of Gods, or God secondly that these are replaced by metaphysical abstractions, such as plastic virtue, c (Very true, no doubt savage attribute thunder lightening to Gods anger.— ( more poetry in that state of mind: the Chileno48 says the mountains are as God made them, — next step plastic virtue natures, accounting for fossils). lastly the tracing facts to laws, without any attempt to know their nature.— Reviewer considers this profoundly true.— How is it with children
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Macleay says it is nonsense to say take a tooth of any animal (as Toxodon) say its relations. — if we know its congeners then we can. — Now on my theory this certainly can be accounted for, on any other it is the will of God. — Octob. 16th. A very strong passage might be made — why seeing great variation in external form of varieties, do we suppose bones will not change in number (even species do not this), because it has been so pronounced ex cathedra. Let us look at facts, considering few
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M. Le Comte's1 idea of theological state of science. grand idea: as before having analogy to guide one to conclusion that any one fact was connected with law. — as soon as any enquiry commenced, for instance probably such a thing as thunder, would be placed to the will of God. — Zoology itself is now purely theological. Origin of cause effect being a necessary notion is it connected with our the willing of the 1. Comte, Auguste, Cours de Philosophie Positive, 2 tom., 8vo. Paris: 1830–1835., p
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Natura nihil agit frustra as Sir Thomas Browne1 says is the only indisputable axiom in Philosophy Religio Medici Vol. II Sir T. Browne's works p. 20. There are no grotesques in nature; not anything framed to fill up empty contours, unnecessary spaces p. 23 for Nature is the act of God — 10 after Decandolles idea Septemb 1. It has been argued man first civilized add this in note. ?mere conjecture? — Australians. — Americans c. 1 Sir Thomas Browne, Works, edited by S. Wilkin, London, 1835–6. 5
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A25
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Babbage, Charles. 1838. The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. 2d edn. London: John Murray.
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in what they mistakenly call human knowledge but which is in truth the interpretation of those laws that God himself has impressed on his creation, have endeavoured to discover proofs of design in a multitude of apparent adaptations of means to ends, and have represented the Deity as perpetually interfering, to alter for a time the laws he had previously ordained; thus by implication denying to him the possession [page] 2
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Babbage, Charles. 1838. The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. 2d edn. London: John Murray.
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dignity to the high station he so deservedly fills: Lastly, As we must not dare to withhold or disguise revealed religious truth, so, we must dread the progress of no other truth. We must not imitate the bigoted Romanists who imprisoned Galileo; and step forward Bible in hand (like the profane Israelites carrying the Ark of God into the field of battle) to check the inquiries of the Geologist, the Astronomer, or the Political-economist, from an apprehension that the cause of religion can be
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macrocephalus, Conybeare, in the collection of Viscount Cole , [read 4 April 1838], Trans. Roy. Geograph. Soc., vol. 5, 1840, p. 534. 2 William Whewell, The Bridgewater Treatises on the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God as manifested in the Creation, Treatise III, London, 1836. 9
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Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as Manifested in the Creation of Animals and in their History, Habits, and Instincts, 2 vols., (The Bridgewater Treatises), Pickering, London, 1835
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Babbage, Charles. 1838. The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. 2d edn. London: John Murray.
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contrivance in some cases unfolds to our view, we may perhaps be enabled to form a faint estimate of the magnitude of that lowest step in the chain of reasoning, which leads us up to Nature's God. The illustration which I shall here employ will be derived from the results afforded by the Calculating Engine;* and this I am the more disposed to use, because my own views respecting the extent of the laws of Nature * The reader will find a short account of this engine in the Appendix, Note B. [page] 3
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him as Newfoundland dog would Greyhound about dread of water — innate 90. Browne, Thomas, The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, 6 vols., Geoffrey Keynes, ed., Faber and Gwyer, London, 1928. Vol. 1, Religio Medici, The First Part, Section 17, p. 23: Surely there are in every man's life certain rubs, doublings, and wrenches, which pass a while under the effects of chance, but of the last, well examined, prove the meer hand of God. 91. Mayo, Herbert, The Philosophy of Living, Parker, London, 1837, p. 293
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notion, are not effects of impressions long repeated, without the powers of the mind being equal to the smallest casuistical doubts.— The history of Metaphysicks shows that such a view cannot be, anyhow, easily overturned.— so ready is change from our idea of causation, to give a cause ( no one being apparent, one fixes on imaginary beings, many vicarious, like ourselves) that savages (mem York Minster)102 consider the thunder lightning the direct will of the God (thus hence arises the
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we possess [as the carrier-pigeon] helps us to any analogy by which to enable us to form any notion of such a power. It is intuition—it is inspiration—it is something we do not possess, and cannot conceive of. . . . It is one of those wonders with which the works of God abound. . . . 7
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God, as manifested in the Creation. Treatise IV), Pickering, London, 1833, p. 191. 9
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pinnacle? if we once to presume that God created plants to arrests earth, (like a Dutchman plants them to stop the moving sand) we do lower the creator to the standard of one of his weak creations.— All such facts are merely relations of one general law. the plants were no more created to arrest the earth, than the earth revolves to form rain to wash down earth, from the mountains upheaved by volcanic force, for these Marsh plants. All flow from some grand simple laws.— 5. Ibid., p. 291: who
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The Final cause of innumerable eggs is explained by Malthus.— [is it anomaly in me to talk of Final causes: consider this?—]CD consider these barren Virgins p. 235. talks of the long spinous processes in Giraffe c as adaptation to long necks21— why they may as well say /long/ neck is adapted to long necks.— p. 236. Marsupial bones especial adaptation, to young — good God yet Mails have them.22 What trash p. 237 Gives as summary of adaptations horny point to chickens beak, to break egg shells23
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Babbage, Charles. 1838. The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. 2d edn. London: John Murray.
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, for the time being, of the Royal Society of London, to be paid to the person or persons nominated by him. The testator further directed, that the person or persons selected by the said President should be appointed to write, print, and publish, one thousand copies of a work 'On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation;' illustrating such work by all reasonable arguments, as, for instance, the variety and formation of God's creatures in the animal, vegetable, and
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Notebook M: [Metaphysics on morals and speculations on expression]
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in mind many new relations from language.— the social instinct more than mere love.— fear for others acting in unison.— active assistance. c c. it comes to Miss Martineaus119 one principle of charity.— ?May not idea of God arise from our confused idea of ought. joined with necessary notion of causation , in reference to this ought, as well as the works of the whole world.— Read Mackintosh120 on Moral sense emotions.— The whole argument of expression more than any other point of structure takes
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