Source: The Dervish House (2010), Ch. 2, §8 (p. 72)
“… science is the most revolutionary force in the world.”
[George Sarton, A guide to the history of science: a first guide for the study of the history of science, with introductory essays on science and tradition, Chronica Botanica Co., 1952, 3]
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