In the sixteenth century neither the barometer nor the mano… - Jules Verne

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In the sixteenth century neither the barometer nor the manometer had been invented — how, then, could Saknussemm have been able to discover when he did reach the centre of the earth?

Jules Verne

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Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.

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Alternative Names: Jules Gabriel Verne • Julius Verne

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So is man's heart. The desire to perform a work which will endure, which will survive him, is the origin of his superiority over all other living creatures here below. It is this which has established his dominion, and this it is which justifies it, over all the world.

Ah! Women and young girls, how incomprehensible are your feminine hearts!
When you are not the timidest, you are the bravest of creatures

In the meantime, there is not an hour to lose. I am about to visit the public library.

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