Word: phlogistin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...between science and literature--to mention a few hackneyed names, Verne, Charles Reade, Dickens, Mrs. Shelley? Or did they never realize this relation? Do they not consider the substitution of eighty for one, two, or three elements, the substitution of a chemical change for the old idea of escaping phlogistin, superlatively important points in our consideration of the "scientific system"?--abused, ignorantly used phrase! Or do they consider that discarded ideas are merely things to pity, laugh at, and forget? Have they no conception of the social changes affecting the philosophical outlook and life of nations, wrought by scientific progress...
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