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“All new ideas pass through three stages: first they are dismissed as nonsense, then they are rejected as being against religion and finally they are acknowledged as the truth, with the proviso from the initial opponents that they knew it all along.”

Quote by Karl Ernst von Baer

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Karl Ernst von Baer

Karl Ernst von Baer was a renowned scientist, born on February 17, 1792, and died on November 16, 1876. He made significant contributions to the fields of anatomy and embryology. more

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