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Because of the strategic position of the history of science , as compared with other histories , the difference between biographical and non - biographical accounts is much smaller in its field than in any other .
Because of the strategic position of the history of science , as compared with other histories , the difference between biographical and non - biographical accounts is much smaller in its field than in any other .
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However great the financial and other material rewards may be they are insignificant as compared with the purely spiritual ones , the feeling of having done well , and above all the pure contemplation of truth .
However great the financial and other material rewards may be they are insignificant as compared with the purely spiritual ones , the feeling of having done well , and above all the pure contemplation of truth .
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Three centuries ! how little that is as compared with the totality of human experience ; hardly more than a moment , a wink of the eye . Will it last ? Will it improve or wane and die out ? There are many unhealthy elements in it and if ...
Three centuries ! how little that is as compared with the totality of human experience ; hardly more than a moment , a wink of the eye . Will it last ? Will it improve or wane and die out ? There are many unhealthy elements in it and if ...
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