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More from Frederick II of Prussia

  1. Je voulus faire un jet d'eau dans mon jardin; Euler calcula l'effort des roues pour faire monter l'eau dans un bassin, d'ou elle devait retomber par des canaux…

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  2. Artillery adds dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl.

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  3. As to your Newton, I confess I do not understand his void and his gravity; I admit he has demonstrated the movement of the heavenly bodies with more exactitude…

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