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... objects . Wires carry electricity , moving objects carry mechanical or kinetic energy , poisonous plants carry toxins . The modification of the carriers of injurious energy thus affords an impor- tant means of preventing injury ...
... objects . Wires carry electricity , moving objects carry mechanical or kinetic energy , poisonous plants carry toxins . The modification of the carriers of injurious energy thus affords an impor- tant means of preventing injury ...
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... objects and casts of objects , actual lighting effects , and real items of furniture . Plastic elements may be combined with music and sound effects , dance , theatrical spectacles , and film to create so - called happenings , in which ...
... objects and casts of objects , actual lighting effects , and real items of furniture . Plastic elements may be combined with music and sound effects , dance , theatrical spectacles , and film to create so - called happenings , in which ...
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... objects of perception or thought conceived as a whole . The objects are called elements or members of the set . The theory had the revolutionary aspect of treating infinite sets as mathematical objects that are on an equal footing with ...
... objects of perception or thought conceived as a whole . The objects are called elements or members of the set . The theory had the revolutionary aspect of treating infinite sets as mathematical objects that are on an equal footing with ...
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