Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law.
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Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it.
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The student must remember, for his consolation…that his failures are almost as important to the cause of science and to those who follow him in the same road, as his successes. It is much to know what we cannot do in any given direction—the first step, indeed, toward the accomplishment of what we can do.
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Birth: | 28th May, 1807 |
Death: | 14th December, 1873 |
Nationality: | Swiss |
Profession: | Glaciologist, Paleontologist, Geologist, Inventor, Professor |
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