Paradoxical Philosophy: A Sequel to the Unseen UniverseMacmillan, 1879 - 235 páginas |
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... matter , and no matter what . Atoms , attracted by some law occult , Settling in spheres , the globe was the result ; Pure child of Chance , which still directs the ball , As rotatory atoms rise or fall . I sing how casual bricks in ...
... matter , and no matter what . Atoms , attracted by some law occult , Settling in spheres , the globe was the result ; Pure child of Chance , which still directs the ball , As rotatory atoms rise or fall . I sing how casual bricks in ...
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... matter of in- difference , if only he might get the chance of dealing an unexpected blow . He was like a military engineer who first sets himself to construct an armour - plate sufficiently strong to resist all known projectiles , and ...
... matter of in- difference , if only he might get the chance of dealing an unexpected blow . He was like a military engineer who first sets himself to construct an armour - plate sufficiently strong to resist all known projectiles , and ...
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... matter of great interest and much speculation amongst the guests whether the quaint and exquisitely subtle suggestions of Sir Kenneth would finally pre- vail , or would be forced to yield to the sledge- hammer oratory of this modern ...
... matter of great interest and much speculation amongst the guests whether the quaint and exquisitely subtle suggestions of Sir Kenneth would finally pre- vail , or would be forced to yield to the sledge- hammer oratory of this modern ...
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... matter his goddess had made a mistake . This mistake consisted , according to him , in the development of a race of intelligent beings like ourselves . This was the only blot on her escutcheon- the rift within the lute - the one ...
... matter his goddess had made a mistake . This mistake consisted , according to him , in the development of a race of intelligent beings like ourselves . This was the only blot on her escutcheon- the rift within the lute - the one ...
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... that our ' prac- tical working certainty of the reality of matter depends upon the facts , firstly , that it offers 1 Unseen Universe , page 103 . resistance to our imagination and our will , and , 18 CHOOSING THE SUBJECT .
... that our ' prac- tical working certainty of the reality of matter depends upon the facts , firstly , that it offers 1 Unseen Universe , page 103 . resistance to our imagination and our will , and , 18 CHOOSING THE SUBJECT .
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Paradoxical Philosophy: A Sequel to the Unseen Universe Balfour Stewart,Peter Guthrie Tait Vista completa - 1878 |
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