Charles Darwin: The subject may appear an insignificant one, but we shall see that it possesses some interest; and the maxim "de minimis

The subject may appear an insignificant one, but we shall see that it possesses — Charles Darwin

The subject may appear an insignificant one, but we shall see that it possesses some interest; and the maxim "de minimis lex non curat ," does not apply to science .

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