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Page 83
... fact that it brought finally together the two great intellectual streams which had flowed independently in ancient times . Previous attempts , as I have al- ready indicated , had failed . Jews and Greeks had mixed in Alexandria but in ...
... fact that it brought finally together the two great intellectual streams which had flowed independently in ancient times . Previous attempts , as I have al- ready indicated , had failed . Jews and Greeks had mixed in Alexandria but in ...
Page 130
George Sarton. the main facts and theories of many branches of sci- ence . No attempt should be made to teach too many facts ; there is no point in that . One fact well under- stood , if possible by means of personal experiments , is ...
George Sarton. the main facts and theories of many branches of sci- ence . No attempt should be made to teach too many facts ; there is no point in that . One fact well under- stood , if possible by means of personal experiments , is ...
Page 135
... fact is that the history of science , however important , is far less so than the subjects I have mentioned . I am not at all hypnotized by my own studies . I believe that the history of science should be studied very deeply , far more ...
... fact is that the history of science , however important , is far less so than the subjects I have mentioned . I am not at all hypnotized by my own studies . I believe that the history of science should be studied very deeply , far more ...
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