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George Sarton. tations of the history of mankind and anticipations of its highest destiny . Is man turning around in hope- less circles , like the circles of Hell ? Is our life noth- ing but delusion and vanity , vanitas vanitatum ? Is ...
George Sarton. tations of the history of mankind and anticipations of its highest destiny . Is man turning around in hope- less circles , like the circles of Hell ? Is our life noth- ing but delusion and vanity , vanitas vanitatum ? Is ...
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George Sarton. I THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION ARE RE the main events of human history deter- mined by a relatively few men or by the great masses of people ? Are the so - called leaders really the leaders or are ...
George Sarton. I THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION ARE RE the main events of human history deter- mined by a relatively few men or by the great masses of people ? Are the so - called leaders really the leaders or are ...
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George Sarton. Assyrians , the Persians . After a suspense caused by the vicissitudes of wars and revolutions the Greeks built upon these foundations their own amazing sys- tem of knowledge . As our archæological information increases ...
George Sarton. Assyrians , the Persians . After a suspense caused by the vicissitudes of wars and revolutions the Greeks built upon these foundations their own amazing sys- tem of knowledge . As our archæological information increases ...
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