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... universe has been enlarged in every direction by the investigations of astronomers , phys- icists , and biologists . What a distance between the very small world of Genesis centered upon the Garden of Eden and the universe created by ...
... universe has been enlarged in every direction by the investigations of astronomers , phys- icists , and biologists . What a distance between the very small world of Genesis centered upon the Garden of Eden and the universe created by ...
Page 172
... universe , even beyond the reach of the most fantastic dreams . These are marvels indeed in comparison with which all the marvels of the Arabian Nights seem cheap and com- monplace ; but the greatest marvel of all , is it not the fact ...
... universe , even beyond the reach of the most fantastic dreams . These are marvels indeed in comparison with which all the marvels of the Arabian Nights seem cheap and com- monplace ; but the greatest marvel of all , is it not the fact ...
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... universe is constantly increasing . Now it tickles our imagination to hear that the depth of the universe extends to so many millions of light - years , but there is nothing especially cultural or " uplifting " in that . The quality of ...
... universe is constantly increasing . Now it tickles our imagination to hear that the depth of the universe extends to so many millions of light - years , but there is nothing especially cultural or " uplifting " in that . The quality of ...
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