"What may appear as a towering peak to one may seem but an ordinary eminence to another."
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Cargill Gilston Knott
Cargill Gilston Knott (June 30, 1856 – October 26, 1922) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician, who was a pioneer in seismological research. He spent his early career in Japan. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society, and Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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