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... bodies , that the celestial bodies moved in circles , of which the earth occupied the centre , and that water rose in the barrel of the common pump from nature's horror of a vacuum ; and even in more recent times , the same want of ...
... bodies , that the celestial bodies moved in circles , of which the earth occupied the centre , and that water rose in the barrel of the common pump from nature's horror of a vacuum ; and even in more recent times , the same want of ...
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... body ; the other is an abuse of the powers of the mind . Both may excite our wonder ; but neither is entitled to our respect . " Locke , the great metaphysician , also advocated the same view at a sub- sequent period . Even geometry was ...
... body ; the other is an abuse of the powers of the mind . Both may excite our wonder ; but neither is entitled to our respect . " Locke , the great metaphysician , also advocated the same view at a sub- sequent period . Even geometry was ...
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... bodies differing in their external form and colour ; one is an iron ore , another a steel bar , another has the shape of a horse - shoe , but they all agree in attracting iron , and they also agree in having iron in their composition ...
... bodies differing in their external form and colour ; one is an iron ore , another a steel bar , another has the shape of a horse - shoe , but they all agree in attracting iron , and they also agree in having iron in their composition ...
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... bodies attract one another with forces which are directly as their masses , and inversely as the squares of their distances , is a general fact ; for the force really exists , and really acts by the law which is assigned to it . In ...
... bodies attract one another with forces which are directly as their masses , and inversely as the squares of their distances , is a general fact ; for the force really exists , and really acts by the law which is assigned to it . In ...
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... bodies , thus giving rise to the two kinds of electricity , which , according to this theory , are called positive electricity and negative electricity . The hypothesis , in this case , serves the purpose of con- necting together a ...
... bodies , thus giving rise to the two kinds of electricity , which , according to this theory , are called positive electricity and negative electricity . The hypothesis , in this case , serves the purpose of con- necting together a ...
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