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1908 Dec 1
Logic
I.i. 28

a prodigious memory that nobody who is not more than usually
gifted in that way will take up the study of it, and still less will
he think of keeping himself informed of the general state progress of that
science from year to year, especially if the number of workers in it is very
great. I suppose that every chemist of eminence could pass a good
examination in all the undisputed parts of physics, and even in regard
to them would know in what the doubt consists, and could moreover
mention the two or three most important contributions to physics
of the past twelve month; while I fancy that if a dozen physicists
taken at random from a list of the most eminent were to attempt
without special preparation to pass an examination in chemistry and
were to find the first question were so old a story as "Explain Perkins's
reaction," there would hardly be two of the dozen who come out would answer with

1908 Dec 1
Logic
I.i. 28

a prodigious memory that nobody who is not more than usually
gifted in that way will take up the study of it, and still less will
he think of keeping himself informed of the (??) general (state) progress of that
science from year to year, especially if the number of workers in it is very
great. I suppose that every chemist of eminence could pass a good
examination in all the undisputed parts of physics, and even in regard
to them would know in what the doubt consists, and could moreover
mention the two or three most important contributions to physics
of the past twelve month; while I fancy that if a dozen physicists
taken at random (say) from (??) a list of the most eminent were to attempt
without special preparation to pass an examination in chemistry and
were to find the first question were so old a story as "Explain Perkinds's
reaction," there would hardly be two (wh) of the doze (come out) would answer with