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Page 62
... scientific progress , that the latter seemed to be even more fortuitous than it really was . A discovery was like a gold nugget that one might stumble upon or not according to one's luck . By way of contrast much of the scientific work ...
... scientific progress , that the latter seemed to be even more fortuitous than it really was . A discovery was like a gold nugget that one might stumble upon or not according to one's luck . By way of contrast much of the scientific work ...
Page 136
... scientific courses would oblige the more scientifically minded to consider more carefully the nonscientific aspects of life ; on the other hand the frequent ex- planations of the scientific method by men familiar with the history of ...
... scientific courses would oblige the more scientifically minded to consider more carefully the nonscientific aspects of life ; on the other hand the frequent ex- planations of the scientific method by men familiar with the history of ...
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... scientific preparation would be good enough to form the teacher's scientific back- ground , a physiological one would perhaps be the best , as it would imply a preliminary training in a great variety of subjects , and some familiarity ...
... scientific preparation would be good enough to form the teacher's scientific back- ground , a physiological one would perhaps be the best , as it would imply a preliminary training in a great variety of subjects , and some familiarity ...
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