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Progress in historical studies
History and Theory 37 (1):14–39 (1998)
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Everyone with their feet on the ground admits that in the physical sciences there has been progress. One can debate the niceties. The hard rock is that our ability to predict and control natural events and processes is greater now than it has ever been. And there has been astonishing technological falloutAuthor's Profile
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