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There was a moment of complete silence. It was locked. The most striking instance in point which history affords (though not an example of an experimental science rendered deductive, but of an unparalleled extension given to the deductive process in a science which was deductive already), is the revolution in geometry which originated with Descartes, and was completed by Clairaut. These great mathematicians pointed out the importance of the fact, that to every variety of position in points, direction in lines, or form in curves or surfaces (all of which are Qualities), there corresponds a peculiar relation of quantity between either two or three rectilineal co-ordinates; insomuch that if the law were known according to which those co-ordinates vary relatively to one another, every other geometrical property of the line or surface in question, whether relating to quantity or quality, would be capable of being inferred. Hence it followed that every geometrical question could be solved, if the corresponding algebraical one could; and geometry received an accession (actual or potential) of new truths, corresponding to every property of numbers which the progress of the calculus had brought, or might in future bring, to light. In the same general manner, mechanics, astronomy, and in a less degree, every branch of natural philosophy commonly so called, have been made algebraical. The varieties of physical phenomena with which those sciences are conversant, have been found to answer to determinable varieties in the quantity of some circumstance or other; or at least to varieties of form or position, for which corresponding equations of quantity had already been, or were susceptible of being, discovered by geometers. Then call me back, stupid. Let me first remark that Dr. Whewell, in this passage, blends together, indiscriminately, examples of both the processes which I am endeavoring to distinguish from one another. When the Greeks abandoned the supposition that the planetary motions were produced by the revolution of material wheels, and fell back upon the idea ofmere geometrical spheres or circles, there was more in this change of opinion than the mere substitution of an ideal curve for a physical one. There was the abandonment of a theory, and the replacement of it by a mere description. No one would think of calling the doctrine of material wheels a mere description. That doctrine was an attempt to point out the force by which the planets were acted upon, and compelled to move in their orbits. But when, by a great step in philosophy, the materiality of the wheels was discarded, and the geometrical forms alone retained, the attempt to account for the motions was given up, and what was left of the theory was a mere description of the orbits. The assertion that the planets were carried round by wheels revolving in the inside of other wheels, gave place to the proposition, that they moved in the same lines which would be traced by bodiesso carried: which was a mere mode of representing the sum of the observed facts; as Keplers was another and a better mode of representing the same observations. Rob Trenton dashed in to put on clothes, then out again to look at tracks. It was difficult to tell much about man tracks because Rob and Joe had made so many tracks the night before in unloading the baggage, but there were tire tracks going in the driveway and there were tire tracks going out of the driveway. These last tracks showed unmistakably, that the car had been turned north on the highway, in a direction away from town. From hence also this may be deduced, that the first truths were arbitrarily made by those that first of all imposed names upon things, or received them from the imposition of others. For it is true (for example) thatman is a living creature, but it is for this reason, that it pleased men to impose both these names on the same thing.—Computation or Logic, chap. iii., sect. 8. He got by because he was such a swell guy to work with. Everybody would hold him up on the job just to keep him there. He was about five-six but he weighed two-fifty, at the least. He wasnt quite bald but had a little tuft of hair like Kewpie dolls have. Which is why the name, I suppose. I said: Well, Christ, it’s Kewpie. Where’ve you been, kid? Okay, Freddie said. Wendel went to the phone. He acted as if the whole thing was silly, and as though he didnt approve of what he was doing, but he went. He got Crandall, told him he’d like to see him at twelve, and I could hear the phone crackle when Crandall talked back at him. This made Wendel sore. He snapped back: She grinned and nodded eagerly.Glenn went to see the Chief Constable. Shes signed you off until you are fully recovered. So we can have a proper holiday now, and it’s a really great place. I think you’re going to love it. A beautiful old manor house — but really modern inside and lovely staff. There’s an indoor andoutdoor pool. Tennis courts. Bikes we can borrow. And it’s surrounded by vineyards. Just gorgeous!’ Rob turned and raced for the friendly protection of the shadows, holding the automatic in his hand. Her eyes search my face. This mode of correcting one generalization by means of another, a narrower generalization by a wider, which common sense suggests and adopts in practice, is the real type of scientific Induction. All that art can do is but to give accuracy and precision to this process, and adapt it to all varieties of cases, without any essential alteration in its principle. This time, a different panel on the back door was broken. Do I have the privilege of discharging that attorney? They say? He seems to be very... very competent, Rob said. What?.