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31 Copy quote. The elements that unite to make the Grand Canyon the most sublime spectacle in nature are multifarious and exceedingly diverse. John Wesley Powell. Sublime, Elements, Canyons. John Wesley Powell (2008).
We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore. What falls there are, we know not; what rocks beset the channel, we know not; what walls ride over the river, we know not. Ah, well! we may conjecture many things. John Wesley Powell.
21 Σεπ 2024 · “The exploration of the physical world is an eternal dream for all humanity.” Powell recognized the human desire to explore and understand the physical world. He believed that exploration was not only important for scientific knowledge, but also for fulfilling a fundamental human need.
John Wesley Powell's quote serves as a profound reminder that the greatest journeys are not the ones that unfold within the confines of our comfort zones. In fact, the true essence of an extraordinary adventure lies within those that push us beyond our known realm and into the depths of the unknown.
The Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, led by American naturalist John Wesley Powell, was the first thorough cartographic and scientific investigation of long segments of the Green and Colorado rivers in the southwestern United States, including the first recorded passage of white men through the entirety of the Grand Canyon.
15 Απρ 2019 · 1 Quote from Powell’s letter to the Chicago Tribune on May 1869; this summary of Powell’s first expedition was adapted from Mary C. Rabbitt’s article, “John Wesley Powell: Pioneer Statesman of Federal Science;” to read her full story, click here.
In May 1869, accompanied by nine men, the scientific explorer John Wesley Powell left Green River City on the first expedition by boat through the Grand Canyon.
