Dissertations on the Progress of KnowledgeArno Press, 1975 - 477 pagina's |
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Pagina 83
... says he , " that their reason governs their words ; but , it often happens , that words have power enough to react upon reason . ' This aphorism may be considered as the text of by far the most valuable part of Locke's Es- say , that ...
... says he , " that their reason governs their words ; but , it often happens , that words have power enough to react upon reason . ' This aphorism may be considered as the text of by far the most valuable part of Locke's Es- say , that ...
Pagina 111
... says , in which light spreads from one place to another is infinitely small , so that light has a velocity which is infinitely great . Now , bodies move with a velocity inversely as the quantities of matter which they contain ; light ...
... says , in which light spreads from one place to another is infinitely small , so that light has a velocity which is infinitely great . Now , bodies move with a velocity inversely as the quantities of matter which they contain ; light ...
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... says , " If the honour of being a member of the Society shall be conferred on me , I shall endeavour to testify my gratitude by communicating what my poor and solitary endeavours can effect toward the promoting its philosophical designs ...
... says , " If the honour of being a member of the Society shall be conferred on me , I shall endeavour to testify my gratitude by communicating what my poor and solitary endeavours can effect toward the promoting its philosophical designs ...
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