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... experience . That feeling is strengthened by the contemplation of two correlative ideas : the unity of science and the unity of mankind . Science is a mirror of nature ; nature being con- gruent , we must expect science to be . Some ...
... experience . That feeling is strengthened by the contemplation of two correlative ideas : the unity of science and the unity of mankind . Science is a mirror of nature ; nature being con- gruent , we must expect science to be . Some ...
Page 93
... experience of the whole past . It is no exag- geration to say that during the twelfth century and down to about the middle of the thirteenth century the foremost activity of Christian scholars was the translation of EAST AND WEST 93.
... experience of the whole past . It is no exag- geration to say that during the twelfth century and down to about the middle of the thirteenth century the foremost activity of Christian scholars was the translation of EAST AND WEST 93.
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... experience . On the contrary no one should be allowed to teach the history of mathematics , who was not a trained mathematician , nor the history of medicine , who was not an experienced physician . I am not thinking so much of ...
... experience . On the contrary no one should be allowed to teach the history of mathematics , who was not a trained mathematician , nor the history of medicine , who was not an experienced physician . I am not thinking so much of ...
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