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The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator; and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in reference to the proposed result.

John Mason Good

The direct object of geology is, to unfold the solid substance of the earth — to discover by what causes its several parts have been either arranged or disorganized — and from what operations have originated the general stratification of its materials, the inequalities of its surface, and the vast variety of bodies that enter into its make.

John Mason Good

John Mason Good

John Mason Good

Born: May 25, 1764

Died: January 2, 1827 (aged 62)

Bio: John Mason Good, English writer on medical, religious and classical subjects, was born at Epping, Essex.

Known for:

The Book of Nature (1826)
The Study Of Medicine (1822)

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