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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... observations on 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 ...
... observations on 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 ...
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... observed the movements of the Meduse , which , it will be remembered , are effected by the dilatation and contraction of the entire swimming bell , and he found that if , in the ' naked - eyed ' group , the extreme margin of this ...
... observed the movements of the Meduse , which , it will be remembered , are effected by the dilatation and contraction of the entire swimming bell , and he found that if , in the ' naked - eyed ' group , the extreme margin of this ...
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... observed the very remarkable case given in the ' Gardener's Chronicle ' for January 2 -I mean the vine in which the scion appears to have notably affected the stock . Altogether vines seem very promising ; and as their buds admit of ...
... observed the very remarkable case given in the ' Gardener's Chronicle ' for January 2 -I mean the vine in which the scion appears to have notably affected the stock . Altogether vines seem very promising ; and as their buds admit of ...
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... observe that the Canadian colony was founded by British individuals . The leaf from ' Nature ' arrived last night . I had previously intended to try mangold - wurzel , as I hear it has well - marked varieties . The reference , there ...
... observe that the Canadian colony was founded by British individuals . The leaf from ' Nature ' arrived last night . I had previously intended to try mangold - wurzel , as I hear it has well - marked varieties . The reference , there ...
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... length , causes the polypite to sway about from side to side trying to find the offending body . And here it is important to observe that wherever a portion of one of the radial tubes occurs in the course of the 24 1875- GEORGE JOHN ...
... length , causes the polypite to sway about from side to side trying to find the offending body . And here it is important to observe that wherever a portion of one of the radial tubes occurs in the course of the 24 1875- GEORGE JOHN ...
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