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Re: Jules Verne  mistake with dates in "Journey to the centre of the Earth"?

From: Lionel Dupuy <lioneldupuy~at~wanadoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:43:52 +0200 (CEST)
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Yes, you're right ;-)
=> See COMPERE Daniel. Un voyage imaginaire de Jules Verne. Voyage au centre de la terre. Page 50 : " Edmondo Marcucci a signalé le premier un étrange anachronisme : Lidenbrock affirme avoir discuté du noyau intérieur de la Terre avec Humphry Davy en 1825. Or, étant âgé de 50 ans en 1863, il avait 12 ans en 1825 ! Cette discussion est donc impossible, mais elle arrange Verne, car elle apporte une caution à son personnage. Davy étant mort en 1829, il pouvait difficilement placer cette rencontre plus tard..."

Lionel ;-)


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> Message du 16/04/07 13:04
> De : "Phil"
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> Objet : Jules Verne mistake with dates in "Journey to the centre of the Earth"?
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Hello,

 I was just wondering if it had ever been noticed that Jules Verne made a mistake with dates in "Journey to the centre of the Earth"?

The book begins in 1863
Professor Lidenbrock is 50 and therefore was born on 1813
Professor Lidenbrock says that the famous English chemist Humphry Davy paid him a visit in 1825 where they spent "...a long time discussing the hypothesis of the liquid nature of the terrestial nucleus"
BUT.. in 1825 Professor Lindenbrock was only 12 years old!! (or possibly 13 or even 11 depending on when his birthday is)
                                  regards,
                                     Phil Caldwell
Received on Mon 16 Apr 2007 - 17:44:01 IDT

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