. Relics of primeval life, beginning of life in the dawn of geological time. Fig. 30.—Casts of Canals of Eozoon, in and highly Fig. Tyi.— Grotip of finest magnified, from a micro-photograph. 135 THE HISTORY OF A DISCOVERY 137 knew that no little labour must be devoted to thework and to its publication, and that some con-troversy might be expected. Mr. Billings, however,with his characteristic caution and modesty, de-clined. His hands, he said, were full of other work,and he had not specially studied the microscopicappearances of Foraminifera or
. Relics of primeval life, beginning of life in the dawn of geological time. Fig. 30.—Casts of Canals of Eozoon, in and highly Fig. Tyi.— Grotip of finest magnified, from a micro-photograph. 135 THE HISTORY OF A DISCOVERY 137 knew that no little labour must be devoted to thework and to its publication, and that some con-troversy might be expected. Mr. Billings, however,with his characteristic caution and modesty, de-clined. His hands, he said, were full of other work,and he had not specially studied the microscopicappearances of Foraminifera or of mineral sub-stances. It was finally arranged that I shouldprepare a description of the fossil, which SirWilliam would take to London, along with notes, the more important specimens, andlists of the structures observed in each. Sir Williamwas to submit the manuscript and specimens toDr. Carpenter, and also to Prof T. Rupert Jones,in the hope that these eminent authorities wouldconfirm our conclusions, and bring forward newfacts which I might have overlooked or been ig-norant of Sir William saw both gentlemen, whogave their testimony in favour
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