 He had been for two weeks striving to decipher the somewhat obscure impression of a fossil fish on the stone slab in which it was preserved. Weary and perplexed, he put his work aside at last, and tried to dismiss it from his mind. Shortly after, he waked...  Science - Page 340edited by - 1885Full view - About this book
 | Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz - 1885 - 848 pages
...psychological fact and as showing how, sleeping and waking, his work was ever present with him. He had been for two weeks striving to decipher the somewhat...with all the missing features perfectly restored. 1 Recherches twr Its Poistons Fostiles. Cyclopoma spiuosum Agassiz. Vol. iv. tab. 1, pp. 20, 21. But... | |
 | Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz - 1885 - 448 pages
...psychological fact and as showing how, sleeping and waking, his work was ever present with him. He had been for two weeks striving to decipher the somewhat...with all the missing features perfectly restored. 1 Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles. Cyclopoma spinosum Agassiz. Vol. iv. tab. 1, pp. 20, 21. But... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1885 - 624 pages
...was preserved. Weary and perplexed he put his work aside at last, and tried to dismiss it from bis mind. Shortly after, he waked one night persuaded...tried to hold and make fast the image, it escaped him. Nevertheless, he went early to the Jardin des plantes, thinking that on looking anew at the impression... | |
 | 1886 - 638 pages
...He had been for two weeks striving to decipher the somewhat obscure impression of a fossil fish on a stone slab in which it was preserved. Weary and perplexed...tried to hold and make fast the image, it escaped him. Nevertheless, he went early to the Jardin des Plantes, thinking that on looking anew at the impression... | |
 | William Henry Groves - 1901 - 124 pages
...perplexed, he put his work aside at last and tried to dismiss it from his mind. Shortly after, he awoke one night persuaded that while asleep he had seen...tried to hold and make fast the image, it escaped him. Nevertheless, he went early to the Jardiu des Plantes, thinking that on looking anew at the impressions... | |
 | James Coates - 1906 - 340 pages
...perplexed, he put his work aside at last, and tried to dismiss it from his mind. Shortly after he awoke, persuaded that while asleep he had seen his fish with...tried to hold and make fast the image, it escaped him. Nevertheless he went early to the Jardin des Plantes, thinking that, on looking anew at the impression,... | |
 | James Joseph Walsh - 1912 - 838 pages
...psychological fact and as showing how, sleeping and waking, his work was ever present with him. He had been for two weeks striving to decipher the somewhat...he tried to hold and make fast the image it escaped him. Nevertheless he went early to the Jardin des Plantes, thinking that on looking anew at the impression... | |
 | James Joseph Walsh - 1912 - 834 pages
...psychological fact and as showing how, sleeping and waking, his work was ever present with him. He had been for two weeks striving to decipher the somewhat...night persuaded that while asleep he had seen his flsh with all the missing features perfectly restored. But when he tried to hold and make fast the... | |
 | William Samuel Lilly - 1919 - 248 pages
...psychological fact and as showing how, sleeping and waking, his work was ever present with him. He had been for two weeks striving to decipher the somewhat...tried to hold and make fast the image, it escaped him. Nevertheless, he went early to the Jardin des Plantes, thinking that on looking anew at the impression... | |
 | John T. Miller - 1922 - 240 pages
...put his work aside at last, and tried to dismiss it from his mind. Shortly after, he one night awoke persuaded that while asleep he had seen his fish with...tried to hold and make fast the image, it escaped him. Nevertheless, he went early to the Jardin des Plantes, thinking that on looking anew at the impression... | |
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