The Growth of a Crystal

The Growth of a Crystal - Being the eighteenth Robert Boyle lectureWhen this date was fixed by...
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Author: Miers, Henry Alex,1858-1942
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The Growth of a Crystal

The Growth of a Crystal

€6,25

The Growth of a Crystal

€6,25
Author: Miers, Henry Alex,1858-1942
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Growth of a Crystal - Being the eighteenth Robert Boyle lecture

When this date was fixed by your Secretary for the delivery of the Boyle Lecture, I discovered that it happened to be the fifteenth anniversary of the very day on which I was first called upon to address a general audience in Oxford. On May 20, 1896, I delivered an inaugural lecture as Waynflete Professor of Mineralogy; when I look back upon the happy years spent here in teaching and studying a science which is dear to me, I feel that the present lecture should be an opportunity for expressing gratitude for those peaceful years, not unmingled with regret that they led to no such worthy achievement on my part as might have brought great credit to the University and so have repaid something of the debt which I owe to her. Looking back from the busier world of London, it is easy to see how ideal are the conditions under which an Oxford Professor conducts his work; especially if his subject be one which does not overwhelm him with students who pursue it only for the purpose of passing an examination. Those who are attracted to his Laboratory probably come because they have some natural taste for the subject; he finds it a pleasure to devote his time to them; while his vacations and the conditions of Oxford life give him unique opportunities for his own researches. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 48914
Author: Miers, Henry Alex
Release Date: May 10, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

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