The Natural Philosophy of TimeClarendon Press, 1980 - 399 Seiten |
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... precedes the other . Walker assumed that if a , b , c , and d are any four durations such that a precedes b , b overlaps c , and c precedes d , then a precedes d . This will be called Walker's postulate . It includes the property that if a ...
... precedes the other . Walker assumed that if a , b , c , and d are any four durations such that a precedes b , b overlaps c , and c precedes d , then a precedes d . This will be called Walker's postulate . It includes the property that if a ...
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... precedes or overlaps a ' . The former alternative , however , is impossible , for since a precedes b it would follow from the basic postulate that a must precede a ' , and we have already seen that this is impossible . Consequently , b ...
... precedes or overlaps a ' . The former alternative , however , is impossible , for since a precedes b it would follow from the basic postulate that a must precede a ' , and we have already seen that this is impossible . Consequently , b ...
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... precedes p . Consequently , p is the limit of the sequence in the sense that for every p ' preceding p there is a ... precedes some durations b . We can then define instants p and q such that if t is contained by c then p precedes t and ...
... precedes p . Consequently , p is the limit of the sequence in the sense that for every p ' preceding p there is a ... precedes some durations b . We can then define instants p and q such that if t is contained by c then p precedes t and ...
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UNIVERSAL TIME | 1 |
HUMAN TIME | 48 |
BIOLOGICAL TIME | 123 |
Urheberrecht | |
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