"Let us suppose, that the Old and New worlds were formerly but one continent, and that, by a violent earthquake, the ancient Atalantis [sic] of Plato was sunk ... The sea would necessarily rush in from all quarters, and form what is now called the Atlantic ocean." - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon: Let us suppose, that the Old and New worlds were formerly...

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"Let us suppose, that the Old and New worlds were formerly but one continent, and that, by a violent earthquake, the ancient Atalantis [sic] of Plato was sunk ... The sea would necessarily rush in from all quarters, and form what is now called the Atlantic ocean." - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

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