Like all non-specialists he sometimes failed to appreciate the finer points of the subjects he embraced with such enthusiasm; as a good Materialist he dismissed “those parts of theoretical science which went beyond a reflection of natural phenomena.”
For example:
“When one has once become accustomed to ascribe to the square root of minus 1 or to the fourth dimension some kind of reality outside of our own heads, it is not a matter of much importance if one goes a step further & also accepts the spirit world of the mediums”
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et = square root (-1)
et = square root (-1)
