The Life and Letters of George John Romanes ...Longmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 391 pages |
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... received . But I think it is also due to his memory to say a word in view of various statements that have been made in America and elsewhere , to the effect that his mental vigour and powers were impaired before his death . These ...
... received . But I think it is also due to his memory to say a word in view of various statements that have been made in America and elsewhere , to the effect that his mental vigour and powers were impaired before his death . These ...
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... received a few days ago . I am very 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 ...
... received a few days ago . I am very 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 ...
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... received to - day's ' Nature , ' and I thought that your lecture was finished . This final part is one of the grandest essays which I ever read . your It was very foolish of me to demur to lines of conveyance like the threads in muslin ...
... received to - day's ' Nature , ' and I thought that your lecture was finished . This final part is one of the grandest essays which I ever read . your It was very foolish of me to demur to lines of conveyance like the threads in muslin ...
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... received all your letters , and had a good laugh over them ; it is evident that I must get back soon to pilot the way . We shall indeed have a jolly time . I have just got out from the section room , and my work is over . I had a ...
... received all your letters , and had a good laugh over them ; it is evident that I must get back soon to pilot the way . We shall indeed have a jolly time . I have just got out from the section room , and my work is over . I had a ...
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... received in the Lecture Hall . About man being made like a monkey ( p . 37 ) is quite new to me ; and the argument in an earlier place on the law of parsimony admirably put . Yes , p . 21 is new to me . All strikes me as very clear ...
... received in the Lecture Hall . About man being made like a monkey ( p . 37 ) is quite new to me ; and the argument in an earlier place on the law of parsimony admirably put . Yes , p . 21 is new to me . All strikes me as very clear ...
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