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The study of the lives of prominent people brings with it speculation as to the ultimate worth of an individual’s achievements. The perspective given by the passage of time will inevitably change. What seems important today may seem less so tomorrow, what seems irrelevant today may blossom into a new significance after an interval of time when new knowledge and understanding realign one’s ideas about the world.
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© 1997 Edwin R. Nye and Mary E. Gibson
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Nye, E.R., Gibson, M.E. (1997). A Perspective: Ross’ Achievement. In: Ronald Ross: Malariologist and Polymath. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377547_18
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