Lectures on the Science of Language Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain ... 1861 [and 1863].C. Scribner andcompany, 1866 |
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... physical sciences , the three stages which we have just described as the empiri- cal , the classificatory , and the theoretical , appear generally in chronological order . I say , generally , for there have been instances , as in the ...
... physical sciences , the three stages which we have just described as the empiri- cal , the classificatory , and the theoretical , appear generally in chronological order . I say , generally , for there have been instances , as in the ...
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... physical science without having passed through the second . No one can study the plant , no one can understand the bearing of such a work as , for instance , Professor Schleiden's “ Life of the Plant , " 1 who has not studied the life ...
... physical science without having passed through the second . No one can study the plant , no one can understand the bearing of such a work as , for instance , Professor Schleiden's “ Life of the Plant , " 1 who has not studied the life ...
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... physical and historical . Physical science deals with the works of God , historical science with the works of man . Now if we were to judge by its name , comparative philology , like classical philology , would seem to take rank , not ...
... physical and historical . Physical science deals with the works of God , historical science with the works of man . Now if we were to judge by its name , comparative philology , like classical philology , would seem to take rank , not ...
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... physical research . It is impossible to fix the exact number of known languages , but their number can hardly be less than nine hun- • dred . That this vast field should never have excited the curiosity of the natural philosopher before ...
... physical research . It is impossible to fix the exact number of known languages , but their number can hardly be less than nine hun- • dred . That this vast field should never have excited the curiosity of the natural philosopher before ...
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... physical sciences , I was prepared to meet with many objections . The circle of the physical sciences seemed closed , and it was not likely that a new claimant should at once be welcomed among the established branches and scions of the ...
... physical sciences , I was prepared to meet with many objections . The circle of the physical sciences seemed closed , and it was not likely that a new claimant should at once be welcomed among the established branches and scions of the ...
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