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... whole , men do not hitherto appear to be hap- pily inclined and fitted for the sciences , either by their own industry , or the authority of authors , especially as there is little dependence to be had upon the common demonstra- tions ...
... whole , men do not hitherto appear to be hap- pily inclined and fitted for the sciences , either by their own industry , or the authority of authors , especially as there is little dependence to be had upon the common demonstra- tions ...
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... whole of the work into six parts : the first whereof gives the substance , or general description of the knowledge which mankind at present possess ; choosing to dwell a little upon things already received , that we may the easier ...
... whole of the work into six parts : the first whereof gives the substance , or general description of the knowledge which mankind at present possess ; choosing to dwell a little upon things already received , that we may the easier ...
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... whole labor is spent upon the syllogism . Logi- cians hitherto appear scarcely to have noticed induction , passing it over with some slight comment . But we reject the syllogistic method as being too confused , and allowing nature to ...
... whole labor is spent upon the syllogism . Logi- cians hitherto appear scarcely to have noticed induction , passing it over with some slight comment . But we reject the syllogistic method as being too confused , and allowing nature to ...
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... whole structure , whether erected by induction or deduction , or both , as is most frequently the case , must fall to the ground ... The error , therefore , does not lie in the deductive mode of proof , without which physical science ...
... whole structure , whether erected by induction or deduction , or both , as is most frequently the case , must fall to the ground ... The error , therefore , does not lie in the deductive mode of proof , without which physical science ...
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... whole body , or the minuteness of its parts ; the dis . tance of place ; the slowness or velocity of motion ; the com . monness of the object , etc. Neither do the senses , when they lay hold of a thing , retain it strongly ; for ...
... whole body , or the minuteness of its parts ; the dis . tance of place ; the slowness or velocity of motion ; the com . monness of the object , etc. Neither do the senses , when they lay hold of a thing , retain it strongly ; for ...
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