The poetic cosmogony of Thales , who made water the first element , can be seen as a natural excess of this pre-socratic thinking .
The poetic cosmogony of Thales , who made water the first element , may be seen as a natural outgrowth of this pre-Socratic thinking .

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yes

Vladan Desnica ( 17 September,1905 -- 4 March , 1967 ) was a Serb writer of Yugoslav origin .
Vladan Desnica ( September 17 , 1905 - March 4 , 1967 ) was a Yugoslavian writer of Serb origin .

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no

The first three floors were completed in 1885 , and the top three floors were completed in 1906 .
The three upper floors were completed in 1885 and the first three floors were completed in 1906 .

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no

In 1958 he spoke throughout East Asia and in Ghana , and in 1961 in Northern and Western Europe .
In 1958 he spoke throughout East Asia and Western Europe and in 1961 in Northern Ghana .

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no