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Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff - A famous name has this...
A famous name has this peculiarity that it becomes gradually smaller especially in natural sciences where each succeeding discovery invariably overshadows what precedes. (Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff)

A famous name has this peculiarity that it becomes gradually smaller especially in natural sciences where each succeeding discovery invariably overshadows what precedes.

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff

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