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... once turn his question by replying : ' Has Science one pur- pose ? ' As our first analogy suggested , the intellectual and practical activities of scientists , like the sporting activities of game - players , have a great range and ...
... once turn his question by replying : ' Has Science one pur- pose ? ' As our first analogy suggested , the intellectual and practical activities of scientists , like the sporting activities of game - players , have a great range and ...
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... once be the initial period of acceleration , and that was something to which Aristotle paid very little attention . If he had thought more about the problem of acceleration , indeed , he might have seen the need for something more ...
... once be the initial period of acceleration , and that was something to which Aristotle paid very little attention . If he had thought more about the problem of acceleration , indeed , he might have seen the need for something more ...
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... Once again , this conception has a natural basis : the art of capturing the fragrance of a plant in a lasting form , separate from the dead plant , was a striking achievement — almost as though a vial of perfume did indeed represent a ...
... Once again , this conception has a natural basis : the art of capturing the fragrance of a plant in a lasting form , separate from the dead plant , was a striking achievement — almost as though a vial of perfume did indeed represent a ...
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
Forecasting and Understanding | 18 |
Ideals of Natural Order I | 38 |
Copyright | |
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