Every one knew how laborious
the usual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences; whereas by
his Contrivance, the most ignorant Person at a reasonable Charge, and
with a little bodily Labour, may write Books in Philosophy, Poetry,
Politicks, Law, Mathematicks and Theology, without the least Assistance
from Genius or Study.
Gulliver's Travels:
Voyage to Laputa
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Posted on Thursday 7 November 2002
The 'Visibility Range' map (with the grey buffer zones) shows that all islands in this region were within sight or detection range of each other. While some islands might not be directly visible from adjacent islands both would have been visible (or detectable) from mid-journey. [link]
