Phenomena

Examples

• Its great interest for the history of thought lies in the fact that it is the result of seeking the constant in the variable, the unitary principle in the multiple phenomena of nature. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• But as men, personalities, they were just accidents, sporadic little unimportant phenomena. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• This is accomplished through the utilization of the phenomena of electromagnetism. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Scientific law appeared not merely as a formulation and explanation of observed phenomena but as a means for the discovery of new truths. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The resultant compound i n turn dissolved water; hence the phenomena of evaporation. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The underlying phenomena were similar, the difference consisting largely in the arrangement of the circuits and apparatus. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• They discussed the effect on business of the issue of paper money , various natural phenomena, and kept a sharp look-out for any encroachment on the rights of the people. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• But now we are all beginning to call these inductive phenomena 'etheric. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• In short, says Dalton, I was obliged to abandon the hypothesis of the chemical constitution of the atmosphere altogether as irrecon cilable to the phenomena. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• It studi es natural phenomena in relation to their material causes. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Think of all this and ask yourself whether the world is more likely to be a believer in the unity of the idea, or in the multiplicity of phenomena. Plato. The Republic.
• Convection is responsible for winds and ocean currents, for land and sea breezes, and other daily phenomena. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• However this may be, the phenomena which it presents are both interesting and instructive. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• By him the atomic theory of the constitution of matter was made definite and applicable to all the phenomena known to chemistry. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• But whether it is true, we can judge only by seeing how far the hypothesis accords with and explains the general phenomena of nature. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Our explanation has merely aimed to show the underlying phenomena and principles in broad outline without entering into more detail than was deemed absolutely necessary. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Like Socrates, Cicero turns away from the phenomena of the heavens to civil and political life. Plato. The Republic.
• He paid homage both to the multiplicity and the uniform ity of nature, the wealth of the phenomena and the simplicity of the law explaining the phenomena. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• These phenomena are easy of comprehension and demonstration. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Moreover, Marx put forth the claim that he had made socialism scientific--had shown that it was woven into the texture of natural phenomena. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• His purpose was to comprehend, to define, to classify t he phenomena of organic and inorganic nature, to systematize the knowledge of his own time. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• In the year 1749, he first suggested his idea of explaining the phenomena of thunder-gusts, and of the aurora borealis, upon electrical principles. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Nothing short of a knowledge of the underlying nature of phenomena can give science advantage over chan ce in hitting upon useful discoveries and inventions. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• For Democritus indivisible particles or atoms are fundamental to all phenomena. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Aristotle's genius did not permit him to get lost in th e mere details of observed phenomena. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• He set forth the facts in reference to natural phenomena purely in the interests of the truth. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• One instance of Aristotle's combining philosophical spec ulation with acute observation of natural phenomena is afforded by his work on generation and development. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• It sanctioned and promoted freedom of inquiry in all technical details of natural and historical phenomena. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• It is safe to say, writes Rutherford, that the rapidity of growth of accurate knowledge of radioactive phenomena has been largely due to the influence of the d isintegration theory. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• It will be seen that as early as 1875 Edison detected and studied certain phenomena--i. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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