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“But beyond the bright searchlights of science, Out of sight of the windows of sense, Old riddles still bid us defiance, Old questions of Why and of Whence.”

Quote by William Cecil Dampier

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William Cecil Dampier

William Cecil Dampier was a British scientist born in 1867 and died in 1952. He made significant contributions to the fields of geology, paleontology, and marine science. more

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