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Archimedes, that he might transport the entire globe from the place it occupied to another, demanded only a point that was firm and immovable; so, also, I shall be entitled to entertain the highest expectations, if I am fortunate enough to discover only one thing that is certain and
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off its foundation if he were given a place to stand, one solid point, and a long enough lever.
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so that one can see it in relation to all other things while remaining independent of them.
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philosophers criticise the possibility of an Archimedean point, claiming it is a form of
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