The Life and Letters of George John RomanesLongmans Breen and C, 1896 - 776 pages "In writing my husband's life I have tried, so far as it was possible, to let him, especially in matters scientific, speak for himself. The letters relating to his work will, I hope, interest any one who cares for biological science"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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... Society . In this paper it is said : Up to the end he [ Romanes ] preserved not only his mental vigour , but the keenness of his interest in his scientific pursuits . ' This , I think , needs no additional comment from me . OXFORD ...
... Society . In this paper it is said : Up to the end he [ Romanes ] preserved not only his mental vigour , but the keenness of his interest in his scientific pursuits . ' This , I think , needs no additional comment from me . OXFORD ...
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... society , brought for the first time under some of the influences of the then Zeitgeist , ' into contact with some of the leaders of thought , entrance into the University was the beginning of an entirely new life . He entered Cambridge ...
... society , brought for the first time under some of the influences of the then Zeitgeist , ' into contact with some of the leaders of thought , entrance into the University was the beginning of an entirely new life . He entered Cambridge ...
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... Society . Just at that time there was a set of rising young biologists who all seemed destined to do good work , and it is melancholy to look back and to see how of that not too numerous band a number have been taken from us in the ...
... Society . Just at that time there was a set of rising young biologists who all seemed destined to do good work , and it is melancholy to look back and to see how of that not too numerous band a number have been taken from us in the ...
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... Society in 1875 , and entitled ' Preliminary Observations on the Locomotor System of Medusa . ' This paper the Royal Society honoured by making it the Croonian Lecture , an honour awarded to the best biological paper of each year . And ...
... Society in 1875 , and entitled ' Preliminary Observations on the Locomotor System of Medusa . ' This paper the Royal Society honoured by making it the Croonian Lecture , an honour awarded to the best biological paper of each year . And ...
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... problem . Only a trained scientific worker can appreciate the amount of labour these Royal Society papers represented . In 1875 he gave a Friday evening lecture at the Royal Institution on his 0 2 1875 19 EXPERIMENTS ON MEDUSE.
... problem . Only a trained scientific worker can appreciate the amount of labour these Royal Society papers represented . In 1875 he gave a Friday evening lecture at the Royal Institution on his 0 2 1875 19 EXPERIMENTS ON MEDUSE.
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