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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... reason , but our explanation would be scien- tifically valueless if we neglected to observe that the Canadian colony was founded by British individuals . The leaf from ' Nature ' arrived last night . I had previously intended to try ...
... reason , but our explanation would be scien- tifically valueless if we neglected to observe that the Canadian colony was founded by British individuals . The leaf from ' Nature ' arrived last night . I had previously intended to try ...
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... reasons I should have postponed Pan- genesis and worked the Medusæ right through in one year . There is a glitter about immediate results . which is very alluring . From C. Darwin to G. J. Romanes . I will send the books off by railway ...
... reasons I should have postponed Pan- genesis and worked the Medusæ right through in one year . There is a glitter about immediate results . which is very alluring . From C. Darwin to G. J. Romanes . I will send the books off by railway ...
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... reason I should like to know is , that last year it occurred to me that the stinging property probably has reference to some widely distributed class of animals , and being told- rightly or wrongly , I do not know - that ruminants do ...
... reason I should like to know is , that last year it occurred to me that the stinging property probably has reference to some widely distributed class of animals , and being told- rightly or wrongly , I do not know - that ruminants do ...
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... mesh . But the only reason why I resort to the supposition of nerve - tracts at all is because of the sudden blocking of contractile waves by section , and the fact that stimulus ( tentacular 1877 59 MR . F. DARWIN ON DROSERA.
... mesh . But the only reason why I resort to the supposition of nerve - tracts at all is because of the sudden blocking of contractile waves by section , and the fact that stimulus ( tentacular 1877 59 MR . F. DARWIN ON DROSERA.
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... reason with people who , knowing such facts , expend all their energies in straining at a wonderfully small gnat , while swallow- ing , as an article of daily food , such an enormously large camel . From C. Darwin , Esq . Down : August ...
... reason with people who , knowing such facts , expend all their energies in straining at a wonderfully small gnat , while swallow- ing , as an article of daily food , such an enormously large camel . From C. Darwin , Esq . Down : August ...
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