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Alexander von Humboldt Quotes: The philosophical study of nature endeavors, in the the vicissitudes of phenomena, to connect the present with the past.
         

The philosophical study of nature endeavors, in the the vicissitudes of phenomena, to connect the present with the past.


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The philosophical study of nature endeavors, in the the vicissitudes of phenomena, to connect the present with the past.
         



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