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... observation disclosed by this life - preserving routine shows a high order of mind . Here the strategy of survival was worked out through close observation of such a far- from - obvious process as evaporation , by utilizing all the ...
... observation disclosed by this life - preserving routine shows a high order of mind . Here the strategy of survival was worked out through close observation of such a far- from - obvious process as evaporation , by utilizing all the ...
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... observation antedated neolithic practices ; for grain - gathering Australians , still living under paleo- lithic conditions , were watchful enough in their wanderings to observe that the grain grew better if well - watered , and would ...
... observation antedated neolithic practices ; for grain - gathering Australians , still living under paleo- lithic conditions , were watchful enough in their wanderings to observe that the grain grew better if well - watered , and would ...
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... observation of the heavens , and the careful plotting of the movements of the planets and the procession of the seasons . Though our knowledge of Babylonian astronomy and mathematics comes from very late documents , the formulation of ...
... observation of the heavens , and the careful plotting of the movements of the planets and the procession of the seasons . Though our knowledge of Babylonian astronomy and mathematics comes from very late documents , the formulation of ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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