Crookes

Crookes knew that synthetic fertilizer wasn’t a permanent solution, but he was satisfied that when the problem reappeared in the distant future, his successors would be able to deal with it.

Instead, acreage had actually increased, to a degree Crookes had thought impossible.

It is unnecessary to reproduce these letters here; they can be found in the French edition of Crookes's Researches.

Mr. Crookes might, with equal propriety, examine the performances of an Indian juggler.

But the investigations of Crookes were conducted with such care and competence, that it is very difficult to refuse our credence.

She then took Mr. Crookes' hand and made the tour of the room, pressing the hand of each of us in turn.

In the experiments of Crookes we saw that the weight of a board increased almost 1¼ pounds.