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A History of Science by Henry Smith Williams

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A History of Science
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Publisher: Project Gutenberg
ISBN/ASIN: B000859KA8

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We shall best understand our story of the growth of science if we think of each new principle as a stepping-stone which must fit into its own particular niche; and if we reflect that the entire structure of modern civilization would be different from what it is, and less perfect than it is, had not that particular stepping-stone been found and shaped and placed in position.

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