History Of The Earth Quotes

“Scientists still do not appear to understand sufficiently that all earth sciences must contribute evidence toward unveiling the state of our planet in earlier times, and that the truth of the matter can only be reached by combing all this evidence. ... It is only by combing the information furnished by all the earth sciences that we can hope to determine 'truth' here, that is to say, to find the picture that sets out all the known facts in the best arrangement and that therefore has the highest degree of probability. Further, we have to be prepared always for the possibility that each new discovery, no matter what science furnishes it, may modify the conclusions we draw.”
― Alfred Wegener, The Origin of Continents and Oceans

“Why has not anyone seen that fossils alone gave birth to a theory about the formation of the earth, that without them, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the globe.”
― Georges Cuvier, Discours sur les Révolutions du Globe, Etudes sur L'Ibis et Memoire sur La Venus Hottentote

“In your travel, learn the brief history of the place visited. History is rich knowledge.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“History is rich knowledge, In your travel, learn the brief history of the place visited. .”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Meanwhile the doctor in Kaitaia had made known to the Education Dept the behaviour patterns of the Rusts in Te Hapua. The Dept always interfered in the private lives of teachers. Break up in marriage was not to be tolerated and an intervention of this authority forced the Rusts to report to Parawera School in the Waikato.”
― Theresa Sjoquist

“The electrical grounding system is the largest radio frequency (RF) radiation antenna system ever constructed in the history of mankind.”
― Steven Magee