My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 2. köideDodd, Mead, 1905 |
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... scientific meetings , or at some of their houses at which I was occasion- ally a guest . To all of them I have been more or less indebted for valuable information or useful suggestions in the course of my work , and to these I must also ...
... scientific meetings , or at some of their houses at which I was occasion- ally a guest . To all of them I have been more or less indebted for valuable information or useful suggestions in the course of my work , and to these I must also ...
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... scientific world ; whereas I had never had an hour's instruction in either of them , had never seen a dissection of any kind , and never had any inclination to practise the art myself . Whenever I had to touch upon these subjects , or ...
... scientific world ; whereas I had never had an hour's instruction in either of them , had never seen a dissection of any kind , and never had any inclination to practise the art myself . Whenever I had to touch upon these subjects , or ...
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... scientific opinion is gradually turning in my direction . In reasoning power upon the general phenomena of nature or of society , I feel able to hold my own with them ; my inferiority consists in my limited knowledge , and perhaps also ...
... scientific opinion is gradually turning in my direction . In reasoning power upon the general phenomena of nature or of society , I feel able to hold my own with them ; my inferiority consists in my limited knowledge , and perhaps also ...
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... which I was present . In 1862 I was invited by my kind friend , Professor Alfred Newton , to be his guest at Magdalen College during the meeting , in company with a party of scientific friends XXVI ] 45 ST . GEORGE MIVART.
... which I was present . In 1862 I was invited by my kind friend , Professor Alfred Newton , to be his guest at Magdalen College during the meeting , in company with a party of scientific friends XXVI ] 45 ST . GEORGE MIVART.
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... scientific friends , chiefly ornithologists . This was both my first visit to Cambridge and to the Association , and under such pleasant conditions I thoroughly enjoyed both . Besides the number of eminent men of science I had the ...
... scientific friends , chiefly ornithologists . This was both my first visit to Cambridge and to the Association , and under such pleasant conditions I thoroughly enjoyed both . Besides the number of eminent men of science I had the ...
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