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... knowledge . The daughters , however , were not neglected . They were in- structed by their father in Latin and the belles - letters , as the means of fixing , in early life , those habits of sober reflection so essential to happiness ...
... knowledge . The daughters , however , were not neglected . They were in- structed by their father in Latin and the belles - letters , as the means of fixing , in early life , those habits of sober reflection so essential to happiness ...
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... knowledge of a science , withheld from him with so much mystery , and con- temptuously believed to be beyond the reach of his powers . During the hours allotted to recreation , he shut himself up in a retired chamber , where he employed ...
... knowledge of a science , withheld from him with so much mystery , and con- temptuously believed to be beyond the reach of his powers . During the hours allotted to recreation , he shut himself up in a retired chamber , where he employed ...
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... knowledge of geometry , Torricelli united a fine philosophical genius . He suspected that the weight of the water was one of the elements on which depended its rise in the pump , and that a heavier fluid would attain a less elevation ...
... knowledge of geometry , Torricelli united a fine philosophical genius . He suspected that the weight of the water was one of the elements on which depended its rise in the pump , and that a heavier fluid would attain a less elevation ...
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... knowledge shortly after the publication of his book , he saw with concern that all the experiments which had been performed , and his own among the rest , were still open , in some degree , to the sophistry of the schools , and that ...
... knowledge shortly after the publication of his book , he saw with concern that all the experiments which had been performed , and his own among the rest , were still open , in some degree , to the sophistry of the schools , and that ...
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... bad success had thrown him into , " I have hitherto been mistaken . Literary pur- suits are beneath the consideration of a rich man . The son of wealth is independent of knowledge . Why should he bruise THE VICTIM OF DISCONTENT .
... bad success had thrown him into , " I have hitherto been mistaken . Literary pur- suits are beneath the consideration of a rich man . The son of wealth is independent of knowledge . Why should he bruise THE VICTIM OF DISCONTENT .
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