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... Patrick Geddes, was pleased rather than offended when others put forth his most original ideas as their own. He gleefully described his habitual practice as that of the cuckoo bird who lays her eggs in other birds' nests, and gives them ...
... Patrick Geddes, was pleased rather than offended when others put forth his most original ideas as their own. He gleefully described his habitual practice as that of the cuckoo bird who lays her eggs in other birds' nests, and gives them ...
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... Patrick Geddes long ago made some observations as biologist that are still pertinent. In his 'Analysis of the Principles of Economics,' he noted that the "conditions of degeneration in the organic world are approximately known. These ...
... Patrick Geddes long ago made some observations as biologist that are still pertinent. In his 'Analysis of the Principles of Economics,' he noted that the "conditions of degeneration in the organic world are approximately known. These ...
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... Geddes, Patrick. An Analysis of the Principles of Economics. Part I. London: 1885. Geddes, Patrick, and J. Arthur Thomson. Life: Outlines of Biology. 2 vols. New York: 1931. The best summation of Geddes' outlook and method, though ...
... Geddes, Patrick. An Analysis of the Principles of Economics. Part I. London: 1885. Geddes, Patrick, and J. Arthur Thomson. Life: Outlines of Biology. 2 vols. New York: 1931. The best summation of Geddes' outlook and method, though ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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