Archimedes constructing his circle pays with his life for his defectiv…

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Archimedes constructing his circle pays with his life for his defective biological adaptation to immediate circumstances. ✨ Ernst Mach (2012). Knowledge and Error: Sketches on the Psychology of Enquiry, p.45, Springer Science & Business Media
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Physics is experience, arranged in economical order. ✨ Ernst Mach, Thomas J. McCormack (2014). Popular Scientific Lectures, p.197, Cambridge University Press
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Archimedes constructing his circle pays with his life for his defective biological adaptation to immediate circumstances. ✨ Ernst Mach (2012). Knowledge and Error: Sketches on the Psychology of Enquiry, p.45, Springer Science & Business Media

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