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... important to Pynchon since he continually returns to it ; as the next chapter will show , it is one of his preoccupations . In terms of the closed system , however , observation defines the relationship of each character to the world he ...
... important to Pynchon since he continually returns to it ; as the next chapter will show , it is one of his preoccupations . In terms of the closed system , however , observation defines the relationship of each character to the world he ...
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... important facet of intellectual thought . In 1927 Niels Bohr delivered an important paper at the International Con- gress of Physics . Summarizing the paper , Bohr later said the crucial point was the " impossibility of any sharp ...
... important facet of intellectual thought . In 1927 Niels Bohr delivered an important paper at the International Con- gress of Physics . Summarizing the paper , Bohr later said the crucial point was the " impossibility of any sharp ...
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... important proposal that both perspectives be ac- cepted are particularly relevant to Pynchon's fictional world . 2. Pynchon probably draws on Walter Dornberger's V - 2 as a source for much of his information about the rocket , its ...
... important proposal that both perspectives be ac- cepted are particularly relevant to Pynchon's fictional world . 2. Pynchon probably draws on Walter Dornberger's V - 2 as a source for much of his information about the rocket , its ...
Contents
Baedeker Land | 65 |
Death Transfigured | 135 |
In Which Various Things Come Together | 187 |
Copyright | |
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