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Page 38
... called for better scientific data to make sighting more accurate , and this in turn called for the spyglass to supplement the naked human eye . Precisely the same kind of military demand led to the development of the computer today . So ...
... called for better scientific data to make sighting more accurate , and this in turn called for the spyglass to supplement the naked human eye . Precisely the same kind of military demand led to the development of the computer today . So ...
Page 62
... called ' real ' is the outcome of a multitude of sustained transactions and interrelations between the human organism and the environment . Galileo never explained how his so - called primary qualities , size and shape , would have any ...
... called ' real ' is the outcome of a multitude of sustained transactions and interrelations between the human organism and the environment . Galileo never explained how his so - called primary qualities , size and shape , would have any ...
Page 67
... called primary qualities would become a handicap . Those who developed the mechanical world picture further ignored Leibnitz's salient distinction between accurate knowledge and adequate knowledge , and were too easily content with ...
... called primary qualities would become a handicap . Those who developed the mechanical world picture further ignored Leibnitz's salient distinction between accurate knowledge and adequate knowledge , and were too easily content with ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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