Science-fiction Studies, Volume 33, Issue 3SFS Publications, 2006 - Science fiction |
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Page 416
... exist , to account for volcanic eruptions , occurrences of mineral springs , or metal ore deposits within the Earth's crust ( see Debus ) . 4. Verne didn't read English , so one might speculate how he learned about the Englishman Davy ...
... exist , to account for volcanic eruptions , occurrences of mineral springs , or metal ore deposits within the Earth's crust ( see Debus ) . 4. Verne didn't read English , so one might speculate how he learned about the Englishman Davy ...
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... exist . At the same time , weighty questions are being raised about how many " realities " and " universes " might simultaneously exist , whether or not nature is " law - like ” in its fundamental dynamics , and just how exact ...
... exist . At the same time , weighty questions are being raised about how many " realities " and " universes " might simultaneously exist , whether or not nature is " law - like ” in its fundamental dynamics , and just how exact ...
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... exist . Prediction beyond that point is qualitatively different from futurisms of the past " ( Vinge , qtd . in Broderick , “ Racing ” 279 ) . In Broderick's words , the singularity " is a kind of black hole in the future , created by ...
... exist . Prediction beyond that point is qualitatively different from futurisms of the past " ( Vinge , qtd . in Broderick , “ Racing ” 279 ) . In Broderick's words , the singularity " is a kind of black hole in the future , created by ...
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