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... fact that ... he is such a brilliant man , the fact that he has such a command of the English language , has such national prestige , and such powers of persuasion , only made me nervous , because I felt if this was so it would not be ...
... fact that ... he is such a brilliant man , the fact that he has such a command of the English language , has such national prestige , and such powers of persuasion , only made me nervous , because I felt if this was so it would not be ...
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... fact . “ One fundamental fact , " warns Mach , " is not at all more intelligible than another : the choice of fundamental facts is a matter of con- venience , history , and custom . . . . It is a result of a misconcep- tion to believe ...
... fact . “ One fundamental fact , " warns Mach , " is not at all more intelligible than another : the choice of fundamental facts is a matter of con- venience , history , and custom . . . . It is a result of a misconcep- tion to believe ...
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... fact caused consider- able delay in the success of the molecular theory and of Max- well's ideas . For the rationalist not only is this a fact but it is a " positive " fact in that it confirms his ideal . The ideal is , and ever remains ...
... fact caused consider- able delay in the success of the molecular theory and of Max- well's ideas . For the rationalist not only is this a fact but it is a " positive " fact in that it confirms his ideal . The ideal is , and ever remains ...
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Preface | 2 |
Newton the Enigma | 20 |
Paolo Toscanelli and His Friends | 33 |
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abstract Abu Mashar Alberti Albumasar ancient ancora archaic Aristotle astronomy atom avait become bien Brunelleschi Bruno c'est called century Chrysippus civiltà cosmology cosmos Democritus Descartes detto Dialogue dire discovery divine doctrine Eleatic electricity Eudoxus fact Fato force Galilée Galileo geometrical grand heaven Hesiod historian idea imagination infinite intellectual Kepler kind later Leibniz Leon Battista Alberti Leonardo Loenen logic mathematical matter mean mechanics medieval mente metaphysical mind modern mondo n'est nature Newton Nicholas of Cusa oggi ogni Oppenheimer Oppenheimer's Parmenides pensée pensiero pentagram perspective philosophy physics Plato Pope position principle Principle of Indifference Proclus può pure Pythagorean qu'il qu'on rationalism reality reason Renaissance Salvemini scientific scientist seems sembra sempre sense senso solo space storia substance surely tempi tempo theory things thought tion Toscanelli tout true truth tutto universe Vico whole words wrote