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... interesting in themselves than on account of the nature of the chemical substances used to do them . We are more interested in the fact that muscles can contract to bring about bodily movement than we are in the chemistry by which the ...
... interesting in themselves than on account of the nature of the chemical substances used to do them . We are more interested in the fact that muscles can contract to bring about bodily movement than we are in the chemistry by which the ...
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... interesting to consider what would happen if we suddenly throttled down one of the pipes , say that between C and D ( 6a.2 ) . What will eventually happen is clear enough : the water in C will rise until it is high enough to push the ...
... interesting to consider what would happen if we suddenly throttled down one of the pipes , say that between C and D ( 6a.2 ) . What will eventually happen is clear enough : the water in C will rise until it is high enough to push the ...
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... interesting suggestions about how to analyse situations of conflict , sufficiently to get an insight into the type of thinking that is most likely to lead to a useful result . Some of these ideas should be part of every- one's mental ...
... interesting suggestions about how to analyse situations of conflict , sufficiently to get an insight into the type of thinking that is most likely to lead to a useful result . Some of these ideas should be part of every- one's mental ...
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