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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... animals which he worked up into the ' Animal Intelligence ' of the International Scientific Series , perhaps the most popular of his books . The terrier Mathal was his special companion , and he observed various traits of her ...
... animals which he worked up into the ' Animal Intelligence ' of the International Scientific Series , perhaps the most popular of his books . The terrier Mathal was his special companion , and he observed various traits of her ...
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... animals higher in the zoological scale , makes its first appearance in the Medusæ , that Mr. Romanes entered upon a long series of physiological experi- ments , first on the group of small ' naked - eyed ' Medusæ , and then on the ...
... animals higher in the zoological scale , makes its first appearance in the Medusæ , that Mr. Romanes entered upon a long series of physiological experi- ments , first on the group of small ' naked - eyed ' Medusæ , and then on the ...
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... animals supports the belief that nerve tissue when it first appears in the scene of life has the same fundamental properties as it has in higher animals . This piece of work was important , as the facts threw light , as Professor ...
... animals supports the belief that nerve tissue when it first appears in the scene of life has the same fundamental properties as it has in higher animals . This piece of work was important , as the facts threw light , as Professor ...
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... animal be cut into a spiral with the polypite at one end , irritation of the other end of the spiral , or any part of its length , causes the polypite to sway about from side to side trying to find the offending body . And here it is ...
... animal be cut into a spiral with the polypite at one end , irritation of the other end of the spiral , or any part of its length , causes the polypite to sway about from side to side trying to find the offending body . And here it is ...
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... animal to go into a violent spasm , but irritation of the general muscular layer only causes an ordinary locomotor contraction . On cutting the whole animal into a spiral , and irritating the extreme end of several marginal strips , the ...
... animal to go into a violent spasm , but irritation of the general muscular layer only causes an ordinary locomotor contraction . On cutting the whole animal into a spiral , and irritating the extreme end of several marginal strips , the ...
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