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On why 300 years separates the first use of glass lenses in spectacles and their use in a telescope: “In many cases there are times when an invention is technologically possible — and in which it may indeed appear necessary, as the telescope may have — but without a market the idea will not sell, and in the absence of the technical and social infrastructure to support it, the invention will not survive.
James Burke Connections civilization invention listening market science

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RISK 277 clues
NATURE 180 clues
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INVENTION 46 clues
LISTENING 16 clues
POPULARITY 16 clues
CIVILIZATION 13 clues
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Unscramble JAMES5-letter words that start with J5-letter words that end in S5-letter words containing AM5-letter words containing ES5-letter words with J and A
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A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
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