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... causes can have far - reaching consequences , and finally be- cause the occurrence of a certain man at a certain juncture can never be predicted . And yet in another sense the element of luck ( or ignorance ) is consider- ably smaller ...
... causes can have far - reaching consequences , and finally be- cause the occurrence of a certain man at a certain juncture can never be predicted . And yet in another sense the element of luck ( or ignorance ) is consider- ably smaller ...
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George Sarton. Assyrians , the Persians . After a suspense caused by the vicissitudes of wars and revolutions the ... cause the cooperation of all men in this their supreme duty is spontaneous . They cooperate not because they want to ...
George Sarton. Assyrians , the Persians . After a suspense caused by the vicissitudes of wars and revolutions the ... cause the cooperation of all men in this their supreme duty is spontaneous . They cooperate not because they want to ...
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... cause of growth — the growth pressure , the urge to grow is inside the tree , not outside . Thus science is as it ... causes no adverse reaction . 178 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
... cause of growth — the growth pressure , the urge to grow is inside the tree , not outside . Thus science is as it ... causes no adverse reaction . 178 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
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