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Quote by Robert Grosseteste

“This part of optics, when well understood, shows us how we may make things a very long distance off appear as if placed very close, and large near things appear very small, and how we may make small things placed at a distance appear any size we want, so that it may be possible for us to read the smallest letters at incredible distances, or to count sand, or seed, or any sort or minute objects.”

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Robert Grosseteste

Robert Grosseteste (1175-1253) was an English philosopher, theologian, scientist, and bishop. He had a significant influence on European philosophy and science during the Middle Ages and is considered one of the pioneers of modern experimental science. more

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Source: In a Single Garment of Destiny

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Book:A Martin Luther King Treasury

Source: A Martin Luther King Treasury

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Feels Jobs Causes Black White Program Income Minimum Threatened Annuals American Family

Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.

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