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William Crookes   Listen
William Crookes

noun
1.
English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919).  Synonyms: Crookes, Sir William Crookes.





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... has was entirely determined by the laws of our physical universe, that it was an adaptation to its surroundings, and that if a modification, however slight, were made in, for instance, the laws of gravity, the human shape would undergo a corresponding variation. Sir William Crookes has lately made some interesting observations on this subject. But to this question I will ...
— Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research • Michael Sage


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