In the space of one hundred and seventy-six years the Mississippi has shortened itself two hundred and forty-two miles. Therefore... in the Old Silurian Period the Mississippi River was upward of one million three hundred thousand miles long... seven hundred and forty-two years from now the Mississippi will be only a mile and three-quarters long.... There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesome returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.
-- Mark Twain
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... in the ... seven hundred and forty-two years ... There is something fascinating about science. One gets such
In the space of one hundred and seventy-six years the Mississippi has
shortened itself two hundred and forty-two miles. Therefore
Old Silurian Period the Mississippi River was upward of one million
three hundred thousand miles long
from now the Mississippi will be only a mile and three-quarters long.
wholesome returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of
fact.
-- Mark Twain