Подорож до центру землі

Exciting Discussions About an Unparalleled Enterprise

           "Well,then,"Isaid,"IamforcedtoadmitthatSaknussemm’ssentenceisclear,andleavesnoroomfordoubt.Iwillevenallowthatthedocumentbearseverymarkandevidenceofauthenticity.ThatlearnedphilosopherdidgettothebottomofSneffels,hehasseentheshadowofScartaristouchtheedgeofthecraterbeforethekalendsofJuly;hemayevenhaveheardthelegendarystoriestoldinhisdayaboutthatcraterreachingtothecentreoftheworld;butasforreachingithimself,asforperformingthejourney,andreturning,ifheeverwent,Isaynohenever,neverdidthat."

           "Nowforyourreason?"saidmyuncleironically.

           "Allthetheoriesofsciencedemonstratesuchafeattobeimpracticable."

           "Thetheoriessaythat,dothey?"repliedtheProfessorinthetoneofameekdisciple."Oh!unpleasanttheories!Howthetheorieswillhinder.us,won’tthey?"

           Isawthathewasonlylaughingatme;butIwentonallthesame.

           "Yes;itisperfectlywellknownthattheinternaltemperaturerisesonedegreeforevery70feetindepth;now,admittingthisproportiontobeconstant,andtheradiusoftheearthbeingfifteenhundredleagues,theremustbeatemperatureof360,032degreesatthecentreoftheearth.Therefore,allthesubstancesthatcomposethebodyofthisearthmustexistthereinastateofincandescentgas;forthemetalsthatmostresisttheactionofheat,gold,andplatinum,andthehardestrocks,canneverbeeithersolidorliquidundersuchatemperature.Ihavethereforegoodreasonforaskingifitispossibletopenetratethroughsuchamedium."

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 38 з 293