 These formulae, emblematic of Omniscience, condense into a few symbols the immutable laws of the universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...  On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences - Page 302by Mary Somerville - 1834 - 458 pagesFull view - About this book
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...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...breast of man when He created him after His own image. •"**»' JANE LOUDON From The Young Naturalist; or, The Travels of Agnes Merton and Her Mamma 1840.... | |
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...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...the breast of man when He created him after His own image.19 So the book ends, with human consciousness, through science, achieving a simulacrum of Omniscience.... | |
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...universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms,...which have eternally existed in Him who implanted them 1n the breast of man when He created him after His own image. i.' So the book ends, with human consciousness,... | |
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