Autobiography of the Late Sir Benjamin C. BrodieLongmans, Green, and Company, 1865 - 187 pages |
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... series of experiments I endeavoured to supply this de- ficiency . The experiments were made by means of a very simple apparatus , which fully answered the intended purpose , and were conducted with the greatest care , the expired air ...
... series of experiments I endeavoured to supply this de- ficiency . The experiments were made by means of a very simple apparatus , which fully answered the intended purpose , and were conducted with the greatest care , the expired air ...
Page 97
... series of experiments were certainly premature , they were fully confirmed by my subsequent observations . They have since been further confirmed by those of Le Gallois , as I have shown in the notes which are appended to the ...
... series of experiments were certainly premature , they were fully confirmed by my subsequent observations . They have since been further confirmed by those of Le Gallois , as I have shown in the notes which are appended to the ...
Page 159
... series of years oc- cupied a very prominent place in his profession . No account of him has ever been given to the world , and a brief record of what I know respect- ing him may not be unacceptable to those who may think it worth while ...
... series of years oc- cupied a very prominent place in his profession . No account of him has ever been given to the world , and a brief record of what I know respect- ing him may not be unacceptable to those who may think it worth while ...
Page 165
... series of engra- vings representing the convolutions of the intes- tinal canal , and neither of them of much scien- tific value . When the Duke of Cumberland had been wounded by Sellis in the attempt to assas- sinate him , he attended ...
... series of engra- vings representing the convolutions of the intes- tinal canal , and neither of them of much scien- tific value . When the Duke of Cumberland had been wounded by Sellis in the attempt to assas- sinate him , he attended ...
Page 173
... close observation , continued during a long series of years . The above remarks do not exactly apply to the examination for the Fellowship of the college . The object of this institution is to ensure SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE , BART . 173.
... close observation , continued during a long series of years . The above remarks do not exactly apply to the examination for the Fellowship of the college . The object of this institution is to ensure SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE , BART . 173.
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