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Exciting Discussions About an Unparalleled Enterprise

           "So,Axel,itistheheatthattroublesyou?"

           "Ofcourseitis.Werewetoreachadepthofthirtymilesweshouldhavearrivedatthelimitoftheterrestrialcrust,fortherethetemperaturewillbemorethan2372degrees."

           "Areyouafraidofbeingputintoastateoffusion?"

           "Iwillleaveyoutodecidethatquestion,"Iansweredrathersullenly."Thisismydecision,"repliedProfessorLiedenbrock,puttingononeofhisgrandestairs."Neitheryounoranybodyelseknowswithanycertaintywhatisgoingonintheinteriorofthisglobe,sincenotthetwelvethousandthpartofitsradiusisknown;scienceiseminentlyperfectible;andeverynewtheoryissoonroutedbyanewer.WasitnotalwaysbelieveduntilFourierthatthetemperatureoftheinterplanetaryspacesdecreasedperpetually?andisitnotknownatthepresenttimethatthegreatestcoldoftheetherealregionsisneverlowerthan40degreesbelowzeroFahr.?Whyshoulditnotbethesamewiththeinternalheat?Whyshoulditnot,atacertaindepth,attainanimpassablelimit,insteadofrisingtosuchapointastofusethemostinfusiblemetals?"

           Asmyunclewasnowtakinghisstanduponhypotheses,ofcourse,therewasnothingtobesaid.

           "Well,Iwilltellyouthattruesavants,amongstthemPoisson,havedemonstratedthatifaheatof360,000degreesexistedintheinterioroftheglobe,thefierygasesarisingfromthefusedmatterwouldacquireanelasticforcewhichthecrustoftheearthwouldbeunabletoresist,andthatitwouldexplodeliketheplatesofaburstingboiler."

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