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The repetition of similar events in history
Recurrences take place due to ascertainable circumstances and chains of causality.
An example is the phenomenon of multiple independent discovery in science and technology, . Indeed, recurrences, in the form of reproducible findings obtained through experiment or observation, are essential to the natural and social sciences; and, in the form of chance observations rigorously studied via the comparative method, are essential to the humanities.
If history has lessons to impart, they are to be found par excellence in such recurring patterns. The reason why I like history.
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Chance Observation.
In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind." Discovery, like learning, is a phenomena that takes place in the human brain. The brain configures an event as a new pattern based on previous assumptions that were present at the onset of the event.
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