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... appear to me to be innate , some adventitious , and others to be formed [ or invented ] by myself ; for , as I have the power of understanding what is called a thing , or a truth , or a thought , it appears to me that I hold this power ...
... appear to me to be innate , some adventitious , and others to be formed [ or invented ] by myself ; for , as I have the power of understanding what is called a thing , or a truth , or a thought , it appears to me that I hold this power ...
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... appears more obscure , and why the apparent magnitudes of certain stars change . CIV . Why some fixed stars disappear or suddenly appear without warning . CV . That there are many passages in the spots through which the striated ...
... appears more obscure , and why the apparent magnitudes of certain stars change . CIV . Why some fixed stars disappear or suddenly appear without warning . CV . That there are many passages in the spots through which the striated ...
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... appear . CXXXVIII . Why the tail of a comet does not always appear in a direction directly opposite the sun , nor always directly towards it . 1 trabes , Latin ; chevrons de feu , French . CXXXIX . Why such comets ' tails do not appear ...
... appear . CXXXVIII . Why the tail of a comet does not always appear in a direction directly opposite the sun , nor always directly towards it . 1 trabes , Latin ; chevrons de feu , French . CXXXIX . Why such comets ' tails do not appear ...
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