The North American Review, Volume 85University of Northern Iowa, 1857 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... matter itself except as a collection of localized forces , points of attraction and repulsion , as Boscovich ex- pressed his notion of its elements . Take a quartz crystal as an example . It resists the passage of certain other forces ...
... matter itself except as a collection of localized forces , points of attraction and repulsion , as Boscovich ex- pressed his notion of its elements . Take a quartz crystal as an example . It resists the passage of certain other forces ...
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... matter . Such are the data derived from the inorganic world with which we approach the consideration of the phenomena that belong to organized beings . According to their analogies we should look for the cause of any peculiar ...
... matter . Such are the data derived from the inorganic world with which we approach the consideration of the phenomena that belong to organized beings . According to their analogies we should look for the cause of any peculiar ...
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... matter . Here are solids sustained and fluids lifted against the force of gravity . Here is heat gener- ated without fire . Here is bread turned into flesh . Here is a glairy and oily fluid shut up in a tight casket , sealed by Na- ture ...
... matter . Here are solids sustained and fluids lifted against the force of gravity . Here is heat gener- ated without fire . Here is bread turned into flesh . Here is a glairy and oily fluid shut up in a tight casket , sealed by Na- ture ...
Contents
MECHANISM OF VITAL ACTIONS | 39 |
PRESENT GEOGRAPHY OF PALESTINE | 78 |
GREEK PROVERBS | 168 |
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