THE FLAMMARION ENGRAVING of 1888 shows a pilgrim peering under the mantle of the heavens to learn of the hidden workings of the world. Little has changed since this date. Despite all our self-congratulatory efforts, even our descriptive knowledge to simple catalogue and enumerate our world is only less than 1% of the total biological diversity, when viruses are figured into the equation. A Martian arriving at planet earth might indeed be surprised by this state of affairs.
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022