Chas. Darwin. 1859. On the Origin of Species. Chapter XIII: Mutual affinities of organic beings: Morphology: Embryology: Rudimentary organs (1st ed.)
Monster of a chapter. Darwin gives a bit of sass:
"In works on natural history rudimentary organs are generally said to have been created "for the sake of symmetry," or in order "to complete the scheme of nature;" but this seems to me no explanation, merely a restatement of the fact. Would it be thought sufficient to say that because planets revolve in elliptic courses round the sun, satellites follow the same course round the planets, for the sake of symmetry, and to complete the scheme of nature?"
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