Complex sentence: Equipped with modern-day marvels and pretending to be a conventional traveler from India, which he represents as their source, he attempts to demonstrate to his new acquaintance the value of experimentation in the furtherance of knowledge.
Split into simpler sentences: Equipped with modern-day marvels, he pretends to be a conventional traveler from India, which he represents as their source. With their aid, he attempts to demonstrate to his new acquaintance the value of experimentation in the furtherance of knowledge.