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Page 102
... corpuscles ' he calls them . These are of various sizes and move with various velocities . As he conceives it , the mechanical interaction of these corpuscles gives rise to gold's observed properties such as its yellow colour , and its ...
... corpuscles ' he calls them . These are of various sizes and move with various velocities . As he conceives it , the mechanical interaction of these corpuscles gives rise to gold's observed properties such as its yellow colour , and its ...
Page 103
... corpuscles . It is not so easy to see how the real essence of the horse could be interpreted along these corpuscular mech- anical lines . We might , however , in terms rather too modern for Locke , understand it as its genetic makeup ...
... corpuscles . It is not so easy to see how the real essence of the horse could be interpreted along these corpuscular mech- anical lines . We might , however , in terms rather too modern for Locke , understand it as its genetic makeup ...
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... corpuscles can have no colour . But though imperceptible corpuscles have only primary qualities , primary qualities are not had only by imperceptible corpuscles . As well as having the various secondary qualities , perceptible large ...
... corpuscles can have no colour . But though imperceptible corpuscles have only primary qualities , primary qualities are not had only by imperceptible corpuscles . As well as having the various secondary qualities , perceptible large ...
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Chapter 4 | 149 |
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