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... if one is to rely on human judges, it is very important that they never admit to error.

David S. Landes Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Makin… error judges trust

... the invention of the mechanical clock in medieval Europe. This was one of the great inventions in this history of mankind -- not in a class with fire and the wheel, but compara…

David S. Landes Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Makin… culture inventions technology

The invention of the mechanical clock was one of a number of major advances that turned Europe from a weak, peripheral, highly vulnerable outpost of Mediterranean civilization into…

David S. Landes Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Makin… europe technology

The mechanical clock was self-contained, and once horologists learned to drive it by means of a coiled spring rather than a falling weight, it could be miniaturized so as to be por…

David S. Landes Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Makin… discipline obedience productivity time

As for me, I prefer truth to goodthink. I feel surer on my ground.

David S. Landes The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why S… sociology

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Hint 1 meaning

The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.

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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE

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