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... whole stretch of recorded history , the advance of science has been erratic . It has leaped ahead in sudden spurts , shot off on pseudo - scientific tangents like astrology and alchemy , become embroiled in religious and political ...
... whole stretch of recorded history , the advance of science has been erratic . It has leaped ahead in sudden spurts , shot off on pseudo - scientific tangents like astrology and alchemy , become embroiled in religious and political ...
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... whole trade of engineering , and every sort of art that lends itself to mere use and profit , he placed his whole affection and ambition in those purer speculations where there can be no ref- erence to the vulgar needs of life ; studies ...
... whole trade of engineering , and every sort of art that lends itself to mere use and profit , he placed his whole affection and ambition in those purer speculations where there can be no ref- erence to the vulgar needs of life ; studies ...
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... whole side of the body . This extra effort helped to wear out the warrior . The mailed knights of the High Middle Ages proved very effective against the Turks and Arabs of the Near East in the earlier Crusades , until the Saracens ...
... whole side of the body . This extra effort helped to wear out the warrior . The mailed knights of the High Middle Ages proved very effective against the Turks and Arabs of the Near East in the earlier Crusades , until the Saracens ...
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One The Coming of the Engineers | 1 |
Two The Egyptian Engineers | 18 |
Three The Mesopotamian Engineers | 46 |
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