The Life and Letters of George John Romanes ...Longmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 391 pages |
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... glad I am that you are so young ! ' 6 Perhaps no hero - worship was ever more unselfish , more utterly loyal , or more fully rewarded . As time went on , and intimacy increased , and restraint wore off , Mr. Romanes found that the great ...
... glad I am that you are so young ! ' 6 Perhaps no hero - worship was ever more unselfish , more utterly loyal , or more fully rewarded . As time went on , and intimacy increased , and restraint wore off , Mr. Romanes found that the great ...
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... Schäfer . Dunskaith , Ross - shire . My dear Schäfer , -I am glad to hear that your rest has been beneficial , and also about all the other news you give . I should like to have your opinion about the meaning 1876 23 PANGENESIS.
... Schäfer . Dunskaith , Ross - shire . My dear Schäfer , -I am glad to hear that your rest has been beneficial , and also about all the other news you give . I should like to have your opinion about the meaning 1876 23 PANGENESIS.
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... glad that you are pleased with my pro- gress so far . I From C. Darwin to G. J. Romanes . Down , Beckenham , Kent : Sept. 24 . I shall be very glad to propose you for Linnean Soc . , as I have just done for my son Francis . There is no ...
... glad that you are pleased with my pro- gress so far . I From C. Darwin to G. J. Romanes . Down , Beckenham , Kent : Sept. 24 . I shall be very glad to propose you for Linnean Soc . , as I have just done for my son Francis . There is no ...
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... glad to receive your letter , having been previously undecided whether to write and let you know how I am getting on , or to wait until I got a veritable hybrid . In one of your letters you advised me to look up the ' beet ' case , but ...
... glad to receive your letter , having been previously undecided whether to write and let you know how I am getting on , or to wait until I got a veritable hybrid . In one of your letters you advised me to look up the ' beet ' case , but ...
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... glad to see that you have thought my views about rudimentary organs worth a place , and that you speak so well of them . The chapter on Pangenesis is admirable . The case is so strong , that it makes me more anxious than ever to get ...
... glad to see that you have thought my views about rudimentary organs worth a place , and that you speak so well of them . The chapter on Pangenesis is admirable . The case is so strong , that it makes me more anxious than ever to get ...
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