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ENTERING the galleries of Burlington House with a mandate to seek for “points of particular scientific interest”, I went first to the Sculpture Rooms, where my attention was arrested by the bust of Sir Patrick Geddes (1427), whose recent death has left a gap in the ranks of science which will not easily be filled. The character which emerges in Mr. Pibworth's rendering is that of the acute analytical mind; the contemplative philosopher does not appear. It is interesting to consider in this connexion the appreciations which have appeared in the Press from a number of Geddes's friends, each reflecting a different facet of his many-sided mind. His influence in the world was undoubtedly due in large measure to the great variety of persons with whom he was able to make sympathetic contact.
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CORNISH, V. The Royal Academy. Nature 129, 679–680 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129679a0
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