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Page 83
... particular rate of flow , so that an alteration corresponding to what we spoke of as ' throttling down a particular pipe ' can be produced internally , and does not have to be imposed from outside . It is a very general observation , in ...
... particular rate of flow , so that an alteration corresponding to what we spoke of as ' throttling down a particular pipe ' can be produced internally , and does not have to be imposed from outside . It is a very general observation , in ...
Page 117
... particular most of the systems about which our understanding has been increasing most rapidly , are those in which imaginative insight into the structure of the general characters of the processes involved has been reinforced by the ...
... particular most of the systems about which our understanding has been increasing most rapidly , are those in which imaginative insight into the structure of the general characters of the processes involved has been reinforced by the ...
Page 232
... particular circum- stances , and when particular tasks are being attempted . As we become more adept in the uses of each particular tool , we shall presumably come to see how they complement one another to make up a flexible and ...
... particular circum- stances , and when particular tasks are being attempted . As we become more adept in the uses of each particular tool , we shall presumably come to see how they complement one another to make up a flexible and ...
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