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Page 130
... true chemical equilibria in closed systems . Obviously , the reaction system and reaction conditions are infinitely more complicated in organisms than in the systems usually dealt with in physical chemistry . These are reactions among ...
... true chemical equilibria in closed systems . Obviously , the reaction system and reaction conditions are infinitely more complicated in organisms than in the systems usually dealt with in physical chemistry . These are reactions among ...
Page 133
... true equilibrium incapable of performing work ; rather it is a dynamic pseudo - equilibrium , kept constant at a certain distance from true equilibrium ; so being capable of per- forming work but , on the other hand , requiring ...
... true equilibrium incapable of performing work ; rather it is a dynamic pseudo - equilibrium , kept constant at a certain distance from true equilibrium ; so being capable of per- forming work but , on the other hand , requiring ...
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... true of beings with an entirely different psychophysical constitution . Suppose there are intelli- gent beings or ' angels ' on a planet of Sirius who perceive only x - rays ; they would have detected , in a corresponding way , those ...
... true of beings with an entirely different psychophysical constitution . Suppose there are intelli- gent beings or ' angels ' on a planet of Sirius who perceive only x - rays ; they would have detected , in a corresponding way , those ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Meaning of General System Theory | 29 |
Limitations | 38 |
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