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Page 161
... successful invention ; but happily this too - easy type of success evaded him . Except for these temporary aberrations , Leonardo never succumbed completely to such utilitarian projects ; and despite the intensity of his studies in ...
... successful invention ; but happily this too - easy type of success evaded him . Except for these temporary aberrations , Leonardo never succumbed completely to such utilitarian projects ; and despite the intensity of his studies in ...
Page 162
... success and honor came most readily to those who concentrated on the service of the power system and obeyed its instructions . Yes : it is futile to dwell on ifs and might - have - beens . But if the spirit of Leonardo had influenced ...
... success and honor came most readily to those who concentrated on the service of the power system and obeyed its instructions . Yes : it is futile to dwell on ifs and might - have - beens . But if the spirit of Leonardo had influenced ...
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... success of , 178 ' Mechanization Takes Command , ' 177 Mechanized industry , potential output , 323 Mechanomorphism , failure of , 95 Medical schools , influence of Salerno's , 25 Medicine , Descartes ' hopes for improve- ment through ...
... success of , 178 ' Mechanization Takes Command , ' 177 Mechanized industry , potential output , 323 Mechanomorphism , failure of , 95 Medical schools , influence of Salerno's , 25 Medicine , Descartes ' hopes for improve- ment through ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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