Preface.
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Some forty years of experience in my field as a scholar and as a teacher have given me great confidence mixed with greater humility.
— George Sarton
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Source: Wikiquote: "George Sarton" (Quotes, A History of Science Vol.2 Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C. (1959))
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About George Sarton
George Sarton (August 31, 1884 – March 22, 1956) is considered by some to be the "father" of the history of science, having established the history of science as a discipline in its own right.
About George Sarton
George Sarton (August 31, 1884 – March 22, 1956) is considered by some to be the "father" of the history of science, having established the history of science as a discipline in its own right.
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