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... scientific mind that my own master, Patrick Geddes, was pleased rather than offended when others put forth his most original ideas as their own. He gleefully described his habitual practice as that of the cuckoo bird who lays her eggs ...
... scientific mind that my own master, Patrick Geddes, was pleased rather than offended when others put forth his most original ideas as their own. He gleefully described his habitual practice as that of the cuckoo bird who lays her eggs ...
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... scientific attitude toward, 121 Godwin, Francis, 220 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 180, 337, 351, 387, 420 Gold, lust for, 8 Golden Age, 175 Golden mean, 398 Golem, Wiener's, 125 Goliaths, brass-armored, 269 Goncourt, Edmond de, 234 ...
... scientific attitude toward, 121 Godwin, Francis, 220 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 180, 337, 351, 387, 420 Gold, lust for, 8 Golden Age, 175 Golden mean, 398 Golem, Wiener's, 125 Goliaths, brass-armored, 269 Goncourt, Edmond de, 234 ...
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... Scientific advances, unforeseen consequences of, 80 Scientific data, military need for, 38 Scientific discoveries, profitable exploitation of, 122 Scientific dismemberment, 68 Scientific fantasy, instant realization of, 223 Scientific ...
... Scientific advances, unforeseen consequences of, 80 Scientific data, military need for, 38 Scientific discoveries, profitable exploitation of, 122 Scientific dismemberment, 68 Scientific fantasy, instant realization of, 223 Scientific ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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