a-solitary-sea-rover: “In the annuals of Western history, the age of discovery has few rivals for…
“In the annuals of Western history, the age of discovery has few rivals for sheer consequence and profound change of world view. The sea had always been a barrier. Now, rather abruptly, it became a bridge. The thunder of waves no longer singled an end but a beginning.”
— William J. Broad, The Universe Below, 1997. (via kaiyves)
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