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The Geometer has the special privilege to carry out, by abstraction, all constructions by means of the intellect. Who, then, would wish to prevent me from freely considering figures hanging on a balance imagined to be at an infinite distance beyond the confines of the world? ↗

— Evangelista Torricelli

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#balance #beyond #carry #confines #considering

The mystique associated with the bomb, the role that scientists played in it, and its general importance could not fail to impress even a six-year old. ↗

— Sidney Altman

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#bomb #could #even #fail #general