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... nature . The very fact that science exists , and that it does not simply exist , but " works " and pays fantastic dividends , proves the consistency of nature in a thousand ways . Nothing could be more foolish than to oppose the study of ...
... nature . The very fact that science exists , and that it does not simply exist , but " works " and pays fantastic dividends , proves the consistency of nature in a thousand ways . Nothing could be more foolish than to oppose the study of ...
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... nature . In a way we always study man , for we can see nature only through man's brain ; but one can as well say that we are always studying nature , for we cannot see man without it . Whether we study human history or natural history ...
... nature . In a way we always study man , for we can see nature only through man's brain ; but one can as well say that we are always studying nature , for we cannot see man without it . Whether we study human history or natural history ...
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... nature ; nature being con- gruent , we must expect science to be . Some constants of nature , for example , the electric charge of an elec- tron or the speed of light , have been determined in a number of ways involving different ...
... nature ; nature being con- gruent , we must expect science to be . Some constants of nature , for example , the electric charge of an elec- tron or the speed of light , have been determined in a number of ways involving different ...
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