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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Page 66
... asked Schäfer to come down , who , as I know from experience , is what spiritualists call ' a sensitive ' -I mean he can see ghosts of things where other people can't . But still , if he can make out anything in the jelly of Aurelia , I ...
... asked Schäfer to come down , who , as I know from experience , is what spiritualists call ' a sensitive ' -I mean he can see ghosts of things where other people can't . But still , if he can make out anything in the jelly of Aurelia , I ...
Page 73
... asked to deliver one of the evening lectures at the meeting of 1878 , which took place at Dublin . The subject was animal intelligence , and seems to have excited a good deal of attention . The follow- ing letters relate to the lecture ...
... asked to deliver one of the evening lectures at the meeting of 1878 , which took place at Dublin . The subject was animal intelligence , and seems to have excited a good deal of attention . The follow- ing letters relate to the lecture ...
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... asked me to go with him next day to see the new hospital and medical schools , which , when finished , are to be the largest in the world and cost nearly half a million of money . We agreed that he should call for me at ten , which he ...
... asked me to go with him next day to see the new hospital and medical schools , which , when finished , are to be the largest in the world and cost nearly half a million of money . We agreed that he should call for me at ten , which he ...
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... asked whether he thought it worthy of common sense to imagine that , spirits or no spirits , the conjunctions of planets could exercise any causative influence on the destinies of children born under them , he answered that having ...
... asked whether he thought it worthy of common sense to imagine that , spirits or no spirits , the conjunctions of planets could exercise any causative influence on the destinies of children born under them , he answered that having ...
Page 119
... asking them to send me cuttings of the vine for grafting . I did not know that the sap in vines began to run so early . I remain ever yours , very sincerely and most respectfully , GEO . J. ROMANES . From C. Darwin , Esq . , to G. J. ...
... asking them to send me cuttings of the vine for grafting . I did not know that the sap in vines began to run so early . I remain ever yours , very sincerely and most respectfully , GEO . J. ROMANES . From C. Darwin , Esq . , to G. J. ...
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