| RefNo | ACS/1/3/1/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Robin John] Tillyard, to The Editor, Nature [copy of published letter in Nature No. 2961, Vol. 118] |
| Creator | Tillyard; Robin John (1881 - 1937) |
| Date | 31 July 1926 |
| Description | Using the occasion of the recent publication of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The History of Spiritualism' as an opportunity to draw attention of men of science to the subject of spiritualism. Laments the overall attitude among scientists towards psyschical research, urging pursuit of scientific investigation of the topic, claiming that it is 'the duty of science to search diligently for truth and to leave no avenue unexplored in which it may be found'. States that fraud and cheating exist in all human activity but that this should not prevent the investigation of the subject. Discusses physical phenomena observed during séances and thermographs used in the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, speculating about the possible interest to biologists and physicists. Certain exceprts have been highlighted in pencil. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Printed |
| PhysicalDescription | Carbon |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7952 | Tillyard; Robin John (1881 - 1937); entomologist and geologist | 1881 - 1937 |