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... sense one might say that the history of science is highly individualistic because great discoveries were generally made by single men , and often by unex- pected men in unexpected places . It is not possible to explain why a discovery ...
... sense one might say that the history of science is highly individualistic because great discoveries were generally made by single men , and often by unex- pected men in unexpected places . It is not possible to explain why a discovery ...
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... sense , a means of communicating one's thoughts to other men . These three languages are mathematics , music , and drawing . They are international , or let us say , essentially hu- man in the deepest sense . The mathematical symbols ...
... sense , a means of communicating one's thoughts to other men . These three languages are mathematics , music , and drawing . They are international , or let us say , essentially hu- man in the deepest sense . The mathematical symbols ...
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... sense of historical accuracy , causing him to suffer from his- torical errors , at least from avoidable ones , with the same intensity as from scientific or logical ones . No- where does the immaturity of our studies appear more clearly ...
... sense of historical accuracy , causing him to suffer from his- torical errors , at least from avoidable ones , with the same intensity as from scientific or logical ones . No- where does the immaturity of our studies appear more clearly ...
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