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Exciting Discussions About an Unparalleled Enterprise

           "ThatisPoisson’sopinion,myuncle,nothingmore."

           "Granted.Butitislikewisethecreedadoptedbyotherdistinguishedgeologists,thattheinterioroftheglobeisneithergasnorwater,noranyoftheheaviestmineralsknown,forinnoneofthesecaseswouldtheearthweighwhatitdoes."

           "Oh,withfiguresyoumayproveanything!"

           "Butisitthesamewithfacts!Isitnotknownthatthenumberofvolcanoeshasdiminishedsincethefirstdaysofcreation?andifthereiscentralheatmaywenotthenceconcludethatitisinprocessofdiminution?"

           "Mygooduncle,ifyouwillenterintothelegionofspeculation,Icandiscussthematternolonger."

           "ButIhavetotellyouthatthehighestnameshavecometothesupportofmyviews.Doyourememberavisitpaidtomebythecelebratedchemist,HumphryDavy,in1825?"

           "Notatall,forIwasnotbornuntilnineteenyearsafterwards."

           "Well,HumphryDavydidcalluponmeonhiswaythroughHamburg.Wewerelongengagedindiscussing,amongstotherproblems,thehypothesisoftheliquidstructureoftheterrestrialnucleus.Wewereagreedthatitcouldnotbeinaliquidstate,forareasonwhichsciencehasneverbeenabletoconfute."

           "Whatisthatreason?"Isaid,ratherastonished.

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