Florence Bascom Professions : Geologist Born : July 14, 1862 Died : June 18, 1945 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Florence Bascom The fascination of any search after truth lies not in the attainment, which at best is found to be very relative, but in the pursuit, where all the powers of the mind and character are brought into play and are absorbed by the task. One feels oneself in contact with something that is infinite and one finds joy that is beyond expression in sounding the abyss of science and the secrets of the infinite mind. Florence Bascom character science lying Similar Authors Archibald Geikie geologist Alfred Harker geologist Bernhard von Cotta geologist Douglas Mawson geologist Ian Plimer geologist Hugh Miller geologist All Authors
