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... matter carefully it gradually came to light that all those matters only were referred to Mathematics in which order and measure- ment are investigated , and that it makes no difference whether it be in numbers , figures , stars , sounds ...
... matter carefully it gradually came to light that all those matters only were referred to Mathematics in which order and measure- ment are investigated , and that it makes no difference whether it be in numbers , figures , stars , sounds ...
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... matter , and that even were there an infinitude of worlds , they would all be formed of this matter ; from which it follows that there cannot be a plurality of worlds , because we clearly perceive that the matter whose nature consists ...
... matter , and that even were there an infinitude of worlds , they would all be formed of this matter ; from which it follows that there cannot be a plurality of worlds , because we clearly perceive that the matter whose nature consists ...
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... matter become spherical . XLIX . That around these spherical particles there must be another more subtle matter . L. That the particles of this more subtle matter can be divided very easily . LI . That these same particles are moved ...
... matter become spherical . XLIX . That around these spherical particles there must be another more subtle matter . L. That the particles of this more subtle matter can be divided very easily . LI . That these same particles are moved ...
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