Arthur Conan Doyle - As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a sin...

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As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents should be able to accurately state all the other ones, both before and after.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Da Cuvier ein ganzes Tier durch die Betrachtung eines einzelnen Knochens richtig beschreiben könnte, sollte der Beobachter, der in einer Reihe von Vorfällen eine Verbindung gründlich verstanden hat, in der Lage sein, alle anderen vor und nach dem anderen genau anzugeben.

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