The first concept of continental drift first came to me as far back as 1910, when considering the map of the world, under the direct impression produced by the congruence of the coastlines on either side of the Atlantic.
大陆漂移的第一个概念早在1910年就浮现在我的脑海中,当时我在观察世界地图时,受到大西洋两岸海岸线吻合的直接印象的启发。
我们有责任为子孙后代留下一个比我们发现时更好的地球。
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."