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Page 64
... Who invented the earliest stone implements ? Who domesticated the animals which have shared our lives ever since ? How did language develop ? And later , much later , writing ? Who conceived the wheel ? 64 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
... Who invented the earliest stone implements ? Who domesticated the animals which have shared our lives ever since ? How did language develop ? And later , much later , writing ? Who conceived the wheel ? 64 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
Page 80
... later he had managed to unite the Arabian tribes and to inspire them with a single - hearted fervor which would enable them later to conquer the world . Damascus was captured in 635 , Jerusalem in 637 ; the 80 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
... later he had managed to unite the Arabian tribes and to inspire them with a single - hearted fervor which would enable them later to conquer the world . Damascus was captured in 635 , Jerusalem in 637 ; the 80 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
Page 188
... of forgetfulness and abandon- ment of self . Every scientist ( as every artist or saint ) who is sufficiently absorbed in his task reaches sooner - or later that stage of ecstasy ( unfortunately imper- 188 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
... of forgetfulness and abandon- ment of self . Every scientist ( as every artist or saint ) who is sufficiently absorbed in his task reaches sooner - or later that stage of ecstasy ( unfortunately imper- 188 THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE.
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