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Definition
a scholarly, lengthy paper written to explore a specific topic
- At the age of twenty-seven, Dr. Robert Stadler had written a treatise on cosmic rays, which demolished most of the theories held by the scientists who preceded him.1.7 Part 1 Chapter 7 — The Exploiters and the Exploited (42% in)
- You don't want some recalcitrant hacks to come out with treatises that will wreck our entire program, do you?2.6 Part 2 Chapter 6 — Miracle Metal (41% in)
- I am writing a treatise on the philosophy of law, I shall demonstrate that humanity's darkest evil, the most destructive horror machine among all the devices of men, is non-objective law...... No, Miss Taggart, my treatise will not be published outside.3.1 Part 3 Chapter 1 — Atlantis (70% in)
- I am writing a treatise on the philosophy of law, I shall demonstrate that humanity's darkest evil, the most destructive horror machine among all the devices of men, is non-objective law...... No, Miss Taggart, my treatise will not be published outside.3.1 Part 3 Chapter 1 — Atlantis (70% in)
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