"Beautiful is what we see, More Beautiful is what we know, most Beautiful by far is what we don't."
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quoted by Addison Anderson in a TED-Ed lesson.
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Nicolas Steno
Nicolas Steno (11 January 1638 – 5 December 1686) was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years.
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