The general equilibrium which reigns amongst disturbances and apparent turmoil is the result of an infinity of mechanical forces and chemical attractions balancing each other out.

The general equilibrium which reigns amongst disturbances and apparent chaos, is the result of an infinity of mechanical forces and chemical attractions balancing each other out.

Alexander von Humboldt

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Alexander von Humboldt

German naturalist and explorer born in 1769 who synthesized vast field data from expeditions to South America and Russia into a unified vision of nature. Called the father of modern geography and ecology.

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Source: Kosmos (1845)Verified

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