...inspired by, a horror of unnecessary suffering. The great object of his labours was, in his own words, " to promote the increase of natural knowledge and to...methods of investigation to all the problems of life." His family life was thoroughly happy. He was devoted lo his children, and they to him. " The love our...

...the objects I have had more or less definitely in view since I began the ascent of my hillock, they are briefly these: To promote the increase of natural...and to forward the application of scientific methods t>f investigation to all the problems of life to the best of my ability, in the conviction, which has...

...record, in the following words, the main objects he kept in view during his whole scientific career : "To promote the increase of natural knowledge and...life to the best of my ability, in the conviction which lias grown with my growth and strengthened with my strength, that there is no alleviation for...

...during the past half century, has lately set forth its aim, which has been that of his own life :—" To promote the increase of natural knowledge and to...life to the best of my ability, in the conviction, which has grown with my growth and strengthened with my strength, that there is no alleviation for...

...the objects I have had more or less definitely in viewsince I began the ascent of my hillock, they are briefly these: To promote the increase of natural...life to the best of my ability, in the conviction, which has grown with my growth and strengthened with my strength, that there is no alleviation for...

...made memorable as the closing ones to his public career, deserve to be quoted. ' ' My aim has been to promote the increase of natural knowledge and to...scientific methods of investigation to all the problems of lif e, to the best of my ability, in the conviction, which has grown with my growth and strengthened...

...controversy. " If I may speak of the objects I have had more or less definitely in view, . . . they are briefly these: To promote the increase of natural...and to forward the application of scientific methods to all the problems of life, to the best of my ability, in the conviction, which has grown with my...

...the objects I have had more or less definitely in view since I began the ascent of my hillock, they are briefly these : — To promote the increase of...life, to the best of my ability, in the conviction, which has grown with my growth, and strengthened with my strength, that there is no alleviation for...

...a fitting conclusion to this brief notice may be added the following selections from his own words: "To promote the increase of natural knowledge and...life to the best of my ability, in the conviction which has grown with my growth and strengthened with my strength, that there is no alleviation for...

...the resolute facing of the world as it is, the unlocking of nature's secrets by means of science, and the application of scientific methods of investigation to all the problems of life. If he showed untiring opposition to clericalism, to the spirit of ecclesiasticism, it was because everywhere...