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... took was not merely a justifiable attack on the authority of Aristotle in areas where more satisfactory ... took place with the new instauration of science ; but unfortunately , instead of covering as wide a territory as Aristotle had ...
... took was not merely a justifiable attack on the authority of Aristotle in areas where more satisfactory ... took place with the new instauration of science ; but unfortunately , instead of covering as wide a territory as Aristotle had ...
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... took part in this change had different points of origin , developed different methods of investigation , and were governed by different , sometimes contradictory , aims . Random exploration , severe mathematical analysis , piecemeal ...
... took part in this change had different points of origin , developed different methods of investigation , and were governed by different , sometimes contradictory , aims . Random exploration , severe mathematical analysis , piecemeal ...
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... took place demonstrated that , with sufficient applied intelligence , biological over - quantification was and is ... took place , the Wenner Gren Symposium , in 1955 , in its survey of ' Man's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth ...
... took place demonstrated that , with sufficient applied intelligence , biological over - quantification was and is ... took place , the Wenner Gren Symposium , in 1955 , in its survey of ' Man's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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