In the morning he was surprised to see, in his nocturnal sketch, features which he thought it impossible the fossil itself should reveal. He hastened to the Jardin des Plantes, and, with his drawing as a guide, succeeded in chiselling away the surface... Science - Page 340edited by - 1885Full view - About this book
| Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz - 1885 - 848 pages
...reveal. He hastened to the Jardin des Plantes, and, with his drawing as a guide, succeeded in chiseling away the surface of the stone under which portions...corresponded with his dream and his drawing, and he sueceeded in classifying it with ease. He often spoke of this as a good illustration of the well-known... | |
| Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz - 1885 - 452 pages
...reveal. He hastened to the Jardin des Plantes, and, with his drawing as a guide, succeeded in chiseling away the surface of the stone under which portions of the fish proved to be hid. den. When wholly exposed it corresponded with his dream and his drawing, and he sueceeded in classifying... | |
| 1886 - 638 pages
...to its zoological characters. Still half dreaming, in perfect darkness, he traced these characters on the sheet of paper at the bedside. In the morning...the tired brain will do the work it refused before. A very generous gift from Humboldt rescued Agassiz at a time which soon came, when he was almost disheartened... | |
| William Henry Groves - 1901 - 124 pages
...reveal. He hastened to the Jardin des Plantes, and with his drawing for a guide, succeeded in chiseling away the surface of the stone under which portions...wellknown fact, that when the body is at rest the brain will do the work it refused before." God utilized sleep. By dreams he influenced prophets and... | |
| James Coates - 1906 - 340 pages
...to its zoological characters. Still half dreaming, in perfect darkness, he traced these characters on the sheet of paper at the bedside. In the morning...the tired brain will do the work it refused before." If, by the agency of sleep, the brain, tired or untired, can see through or penetrate a stone slab,... | |
| James Joseph Walsh - 1912 - 838 pages
...the flsh proved, to be hidden. When wholly exposed, it corresponded with his drawing, and his dream, and he succeeded in classifying it with ease. He often...the tired brain will do the work it refused before. Hilprecht's Sleep Vision. — Quite as surprising a dream was that of Prof. Hilprecht, of the University... | |
| James Joseph Walsh - 1912 - 834 pages
...and, with his drawing as a guide, succeeded in chiseling away the surface of the stone under which the portions of the fish proved to be hidden. When wholly exposed, it corresponded with his drawing, and his dream, and he succeeded in classifying it with ease. He often spoke of this as a good... | |
| William Samuel Lilly - 1919 - 248 pages
...reveal. He hastened to the Jardin des Plantes, and, with his drawing as a guide, succeeded in chiseling away the surface of the stone under which portions...drawing, and he succeeded in classifying it with ease.* I will next give a very curious instance of prevision in sleep for which I am indebted to Mr. Myers.... | |
| John T. Miller - 1922 - 240 pages
...reveal. He hastened to the Jardin des Plantes, and, with his drawing as a guide, succeeded in chiseling away the surface of the stone under which portions...the tired brain will do the work it refused before. There is no doubt that the memory can be greatly improved, but there are a great many different opinions... | |
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