Michael FaradayMacmillan and Company, 1872 - 176 oldal |
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... learned bodies . Then back again to the laboratory , but as evening approaches he goes upstairs to his wife and niece , and then there is a game at bagatelle or acting charades ; and afterwards he will read aloud from Shakspeare or ...
... learned bodies . Then back again to the laboratory , but as evening approaches he goes upstairs to his wife and niece , and then there is a game at bagatelle or acting charades ; and afterwards he will read aloud from Shakspeare or ...
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... learned societies with which he was connected . I believe , however , that this arose not from want of interest , but from a convic- tion that he was ill - suited by natural temperament for joining in discussions on subjects that roused ...
... learned societies with which he was connected . I believe , however , that this arose not from want of interest , but from a convic- tion that he was ill - suited by natural temperament for joining in discussions on subjects that roused ...
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... learned Transactions . Many of these communications are doubtless short , but a short philosophical paper often re- presents a large amount of brain work ; a score of them are the substance of his Friday evening discourses ; while ...
... learned Transactions . Many of these communications are doubtless short , but a short philosophical paper often re- presents a large amount of brain work ; a score of them are the substance of his Friday evening discourses ; while ...
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... they were showered down upon him . The Philosophical Society of Cambridge had already acknowledged his merits , and the learned Academies of Paris and Florence had enrolled him amongst their cor- 52 [ SECT . MICHAEL FARADAY .
... they were showered down upon him . The Philosophical Society of Cambridge had already acknowledged his merits , and the learned Academies of Paris and Florence had enrolled him amongst their cor- 52 [ SECT . MICHAEL FARADAY .
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... learned societies in Europe and America , as well as at home , brought to him the tribute of their honorary membership.1 He thrice received the degree of Doctor , Oxford making him a D.C.L. , Prague a Ph.D. , and Cambridge an LL.D ...
... learned societies in Europe and America , as well as at home , brought to him the tribute of their honorary membership.1 He thrice received the degree of Doctor , Oxford making him a D.C.L. , Prague a Ph.D. , and Cambridge an LL.D ...
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