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... Bacon , to supply pure glass for spectacles , by which defects of eyesight , particularly those brought on by old age , could be corrected . The invention of spectacles prolonged and enriched the mental life of mature people by an ...
... Bacon , to supply pure glass for spectacles , by which defects of eyesight , particularly those brought on by old age , could be corrected . The invention of spectacles prolonged and enriched the mental life of mature people by an ...
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... Bacon , he too had foreseen in his usual enigmatic way ( labelled a dream ) that " men shall walk without moving [ motorcar ] , they shall speak with those absent [ telephone ] , they shall hear those who do not speak [ phonograph ] ...
... Bacon , he too had foreseen in his usual enigmatic way ( labelled a dream ) that " men shall walk without moving [ motorcar ] , they shall speak with those absent [ telephone ] , they shall hear those who do not speak [ phonograph ] ...
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... Bacon , Francis , 283 Bacon , Roger , 282 , 284 , 287 Balance , financial , 280 ; medieval economic , 273 Balanced life , Benedictine achievement of , 265 Bamboo , 154 ; varied uses of , 145 Bantu cultivators , 128 ' Barbarians ...
... Bacon , Francis , 283 Bacon , Roger , 282 , 284 , 287 Balance , financial , 280 ; medieval economic , 273 Balanced life , Benedictine achievement of , 265 Bamboo , 154 ; varied uses of , 145 Bantu cultivators , 128 ' Barbarians ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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