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... sacred power . While the Christian Heaven shrank , the astronomical heaven expanded . Such mighty changes as have taken place during the last three centuries could proceed only from a profound religious re - orientation , one that ...
... sacred power . While the Christian Heaven shrank , the astronomical heaven expanded . Such mighty changes as have taken place during the last three centuries could proceed only from a profound religious re - orientation , one that ...
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... sacred principles of the power complex . The avant - garde artists like Tinguely who have exhibited ' sculptures ' that are designed to explode or collapse have only translated into pseudo - esthetic terms the barely dis- guised animus ...
... sacred principles of the power complex . The avant - garde artists like Tinguely who have exhibited ' sculptures ' that are designed to explode or collapse have only translated into pseudo - esthetic terms the barely dis- guised animus ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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