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DR. LIVINGSTONE is one of those men, becoming scarcer now in these nervous days of hurry and excitement, who do what they put their hands to with all their might. He went to Africa to discover certain regions then unknown, and especially to determine the extent and character of the great catchment basins on the eastern side of the continent. His object was not solely, or even chiefly, the advancement of geographical knowledge. In his eyes geography is only a means to an end. He hopes, through an extension of the knowledge of the interior of Africa, to call forth a spirit which may be the means of securing the great objects of his life-the extinction of the slave trade, and a permanent improvement in the condition of the negro race.
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Livingstone . Nature 6, 137–138 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006137a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/006137a0