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[[File:William Crookes and his tube.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sir William Crookes and his glowing tubes gained notoriety, as shown by this 1902 caricature in Vanity Fair. The caption read "ubi Crookes ibi lux", which in Latin means roughly, "Where there is Crookes, there is light".]] | [[File:William Crookes and his tube.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Sir William Crookes and his glowing tubes gained notoriety, as shown by this 1902 caricature in Vanity Fair. The caption read "ubi Crookes ibi lux", which in Latin means roughly, "Where there is Crookes, there is light".]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists|Crookes, William]] | [[Category:Scientists|Crookes, William]] | ||
[[Category:Educators|Crookes, William]] | |||
[[Category:Spiritualists|Crookes, William]] | |||
[[Category:Nationality English|Crookes, William]] | [[Category:Nationality English|Crookes, William]] | ||
According to [[Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'']]:<br> | |||
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Crooks, Sir William, 1832-1919. English physicist and scientist of note; Member of the Royal Society. He achieved some remarkable results with experiements in "[[Radiant Matter]]." He was one of the "highest minds" whom the [[Brotherhood of Adepts|Adept Founders]] of the [[Theosophical Society|TS]] had hoped to interest in [[Theosophy]]. He became a member of the TS and One of the five [[Council of the Theosophical Society|councilors]] of the Society. [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|HPB]] states [[Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett (book)|LBS]], pp 224-5) that he was teaching a very occult doctrine and the the [[Mahatmas]] intended to help him. See [[The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (book)|ML]] index; [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH index.<ref>George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., ''Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett'' (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 219.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:24, 3 July 2012
According to Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett:
Crooks, Sir William, 1832-1919. English physicist and scientist of note; Member of the Royal Society. He achieved some remarkable results with experiements in "Radiant Matter." He was one of the "highest minds" whom the Adept Founders of the TS had hoped to interest in Theosophy. He became a member of the TS and One of the five councilors of the Society. HPB states LBS, pp 224-5) that he was teaching a very occult doctrine and the the Mahatmas intended to help him. See ML index; [[A Short History of the Theosophical Society (book)|SH index.[1]
Notes
- ↑ George E. Linton and Virginia Hanson, eds., Readers Guide to The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett (Adyar, Chennai, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1972), 219.