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Excerpt from Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District: With Atlas
I have in many places departed from the severe ascetic style which has become conventional in scientific monographs. Perhaps no apology is called for. Under ordinary circumstances the ascetic discipline is necessary. Give the imagination an inch and it is apt to take an ell, and the funda mental requirement of scientific method - accuracy of statement - is im periled. But. In the Grand Canon district there is no such danger. The stimulants which are demoralizing elsewhere are necessary here to exalt the mind sufficiently to comprehend the sublimity of the subjects. Their sublimity has in fact been hitherto underrated. Great as is the fame of the Grand Canon of the Colorado, the half remains to be told.
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I have in many places departed from the severe ascetic style which has become conventional in scientific monographs. Perhaps no apology is called for. Under ordinary circumstances the ascetic discipline is necessary. Give the imagination an inch and it is apt to take an ell, and the funda mental requirement of scientific method - accuracy of statement - is im periled. But. In the Grand Canon district there is no such danger. The stimulants which are demoralizing elsewhere are necessary here to exalt the mind sufficiently to comprehend the sublimity of the subjects. Their sublimity has in fact been hitherto underrated. Great as is the fame of the Grand Canon of the Colorado, the half remains to be told.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Author(s) - Clarence Edward Dutton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781527962194
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 432
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Author(s) - Clarence Edward Dutton
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781334496707
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Page Count - 434
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