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... manner of Napier's Bones ( p . 65 ) . There is much analogy between his Square and my Abacus , but Lange had not arrived at a logical system enabling him to use his invention for logical inference in the manner of the Logical Abacus ...
... manner of Napier's Bones ( p . 65 ) . There is much analogy between his Square and my Abacus , but Lange had not arrived at a logical system enabling him to use his invention for logical inference in the manner of the Logical Abacus ...
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... manner , then , need I point out that the mental powers employed in the acquisition of knowledge are prob- ably three in number . They are substantially as Professor Bain has stated them1 : - 1. The Power of Discrimination . 2. The ...
... manner , then , need I point out that the mental powers employed in the acquisition of knowledge are prob- ably three in number . They are substantially as Professor Bain has stated them1 : - 1. The Power of Discrimination . 2. The ...
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... manner . To ascertain whether two sounds are in unison we need not compare them directly , but a third sound may be the go - between . If a tuning- fork is in unison with the middle C of York Minster organ , and we afterwards find it to ...
... manner . To ascertain whether two sounds are in unison we need not compare them directly , but a third sound may be the go - between . If a tuning- fork is in unison with the middle C of York Minster organ , and we afterwards find it to ...
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... manner , believing that in the present condition of logical science , this course will lead to greater advantage than discussion upon the metaphysical questions which may underlie any part of the subject . Every noun or term denotes an ...
... manner , believing that in the present condition of logical science , this course will lead to greater advantage than discussion upon the metaphysical questions which may underlie any part of the subject . Every noun or term denotes an ...
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... manner the symbol , which was introduced by Wallis to signify difference between quantities . The general formula B ~ C denotes that B and C are the names of two objects or groups which are not identical with each other . Thus we may ...
... manner the symbol , which was introduced by Wallis to signify difference between quantities . The general formula B ~ C denotes that B and C are the names of two objects or groups which are not identical with each other . Thus we may ...
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