 | 1843 - 190 pages
...words of Professor Forbes,* " The plea I wish to advance is, that the main use of the natural history sciences to the student, is not merely the teaching...future professional avocations of a different nature." By the aid proffered to science of every branch by the microscope, mighty in making small things appear... | |
 | John Hutton Balfour - 1851 - 272 pages
...after life ; but the training his mind, by means of the peculiar forms of research which characterize those sciences, to that tone and vigour which must...utmost consequence in giving him power for future and professional avocations of a different character, especially such as are to form the after occupation... | |
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... sciences to the student is not merely the teaching him a certain number of facts, the recollection of which may be serviceable to him in after life, but the training his mind, by means of the peculiar forms of research which characterise those sciences,... 