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Earth, Sky, and Sea

This book offers an in-depth look at the diverse ecosystems and phenomena found on Earth, from the depths of the oceans to the highest reaches of the atmosphere. more

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Auguste Piccard
Auguste Piccard

Auguste Piccard, born on January 28, 1884, and died on March 24, 1962, was a Swiss physicist renowned for his high-altitude balloon expeditions. His research in meteorology and cosmic rays had a profound impact on the fields of meteorology and aeronautics. more

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“Not only our eternal salvation depends upon our willingness and capacity to forgive wrongs committed against us. Our joy and satisfaction in this life, and our true freedom, depend upon our doing so. When Christ bade us turn the other cheek, walk the second mile, give our cloak to him who takes our coat, was it to be chiefly out of consideration for the bully, the brute, the thief? Or was it to relieve the one aggrieved of the destructive burden that resentment and anger lay upon us?”

“Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his being”