![[Herschel and Humboldt] stirred up in me a burning zeal to add even the most humble contribution to the noble structure of Natural Science. No one or a dozen other books influenced me nearly so much as these two. I copied out from Humboldt long passages about Teneriffe and read them aloud on one of [my walking excursions].](/assets/img/quote-photos/herschel-and-humboldt-stirred-up-in-me-a-burning-zeal-to-add-even-the-most-humb.jpg)
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