Quote#Nature
He has given to Paris the 'two degrees less of latitude' after which…
Quote byPeter Kropotkin · 1842–1921
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fields, Factories and Workshops (1899).
English (original)
He has given to Paris the 'two degrees less of latitude' after which a French scientific writer was longing; he supplies his city with mountains of grapes and fruit at any season; and in the early spring he inundates and perfumes it with flowers.
— Peter Kropotkin
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