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Word: runa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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...latter institution he and his wife endowed a chair in Geology in memory of their son who was killed in the War. His several publications include such treatises as Invertebrate Fauna of the Firth of Forth and other studies which he made while diverting himself aboard his yacht, the Runa. His hobby was the destruction of prejudice against seafood. He was wont to say: "The sooner all classes of the population learn to appreciate the value of fish as a highly nutritious food, the better it will be for the welfare of the community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Career's End | 8/4/1924 | See Source »

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