The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Essays and miscellaniesAMS Press, 1979 |
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... move in the game of chess no especial second move follows of necessity . In the algebraical question , as it proceeds towards solution , the certainty of its operations remains altogether unimpaired . The second step having been a ...
... move in the game of chess no especial second move follows of necessity . In the algebraical question , as it proceeds towards solution , the certainty of its operations remains altogether unimpaired . The second step having been a ...
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... moves without this preparatory motion in the shoulder . Now let the antagonist move a piece , and let the corresponding move be made by Maelzel , 1 Some of these observations are intended merely to prove that the machine must be ...
... moves without this preparatory motion in the shoulder . Now let the antagonist move a piece , and let the corresponding move be made by Maelzel , 1 Some of these observations are intended merely to prove that the machine must be ...
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... move , let him withdraw his piece , as if perceiving an error in his manœuvre . It will then be seen that the ... move corresponding to the withdrawal of the antagonist . In this case , that the Automaton was about to move is evident and ...
... move , let him withdraw his piece , as if perceiving an error in his manœuvre . It will then be seen that the ... move corresponding to the withdrawal of the antagonist . In this case , that the Automaton was about to move is evident and ...
Contents
Maelzels ChessPlayer | 6 |
Preface and Introduction to the Conchologists | 95 |
The Philosophy of Furniture | 101 |
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