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“Perfect concordance among reformers is not to be expected; and men who are honestly struggling towards the light cannot hope to attain at one bound to the complete truth. There is always a danger lest the fascination of a new discovery should lead us too far. Men of science, being human, are apt, like lovers, to exaggerate the perfections and be a little blind to the faults of the object of their choice.”

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Thomas George Bonney
Thomas George Bonney

Thomas George Bonney was an outstanding geologist, born on July 27, 1833, and died on December 10, 1923. He had a profound impact on the field of geology, particularly in the areas of petrology, mineralogy, and geological structures. more

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