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Introductory Remarks. It is said that the Egyptian kings, after death; had to undergo a trial before they were embalmed. Our great men appear to be similarly arraigned, as their character and attainments are brought to judgment by the lesser ones of earth, who bear testimony concerning them, weighing them in their own balance, each to his entire satisfaction.
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Lord Lister 1 . Nature 90, 499–505 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/090499a0
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