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Scruples

scruple

An apothecaries' weight of 20 grains or one-third of a dram.

Origin: L. Scrupulus, a small sharp stone, a weight, the 24th part of an ounce, a scruple, dim. Of scrupus, a sharp stone


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Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... using MRI confirm many of the relationships described by the 19th century visionaries defamed by Gould. Neither Gould nor his publisher show any scruples in releasing these chapters without the required revisions. Since Gould chose to withold this evidence from his extensive readership, allow ...

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by TJJ
Fri May 16, 2008 12:13 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
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