![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Davy’s research in chemistry influenced another Romantic, Mary Shelley, who began reading his book Elements of Chemistry (1812) on October 28, 1816, while she was writing Frankenstein (“Reframing”, 412). Humphry Davy (I778-1829) was, however, an eminent early nineteenth-century British chemist who also dabbled in geological and paleontological science. The sixteenth-century Icelandic alchemist and scholar Arne Saknussemm, who leaves a Runic message leading Professor Lidenbock on his voyage, is entirely fictitious. One scientist never lived the other was very real. In Journey, Verne repeatedly references two scientists to create the illusion that passage into the Earth’s deep interior is possible. One reason I love to read Verne is that he presents his adventurous quests with the credibility of scientific study. Debus’ article “Re-framing the Science of Jules Verne in Journey to the Center of the Earth” (2006).Īs I stated in my last post, this Journey should be viewed as a ‘life-through-time’ where the past comes alive, layer by layer! Having now finished this novel, which greatly surpassed my expectations, I will narrow my focus on the geological/paleontological components with the help of Dr. In my recent post “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, I wrote an overview of Jules Verne’s Science Fiction novel with my pre-reading predictions of this incredible journey. ![]()
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