This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XX HELMHOLTZ IN BERLIN--CLOSING YEARS AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS T ELMHOLTZ devoted much time and atten *■ A tion to the affairs of the Technical Institute during the last few years of his life. He was much esteemed and revered by the staff, whose reward was, as one of them said, a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XX HELMHOLTZ IN BERLIN--CLOSING YEARS AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS T ELMHOLTZ devoted much time and atten *■ A tion to the affairs of the Technical Institute during the last few years of his life. He was much esteemed and revered by the staff, whose reward was, as one of them said, a kind glance, or a pressure of the hand, or a word of appreciation from the master. His great mental gifts, his splendid record of work accomplished, and a certain nobility of nature impossible to describe, combined with a quiet, unobtrusive manner, brought tokens of regard for Helmholtz as the years passed onwards. The Emperor William I. often received Helmholtz in the domestic circle to discuss with him some of the more recent advances in science, and he was also in close intimacy with the Crown Prince Frederick (afterwards Emperor) and his Princess, both of whom took the deepest interest in everything relating to Art and Science. The Emperor William I. ennobled him, and in doing so conferred distinction not only on Helmholtz, but on the ranks of the peerage. Honours of many kinds flowed in upon him from all parts of the world. The celebration of his seventieth birthday became a national event, and a tribute was then paid to his eminence as a man of science and as an inspiring teacher, only equalled a few years ago by the ceremonies at the jubilee of his friend Lord Kelvin. The Emperor William II. sent him an autograph letter in ackowledgment of his great services to science, and conferred special honours upon him. The Kings of Sweden and Italy, the Grand Duke of Baden, and the President of the French Republic, sent him the insignia of various orders. Representatives of academies, universities, and learned societies, sent representatives and...
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