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Re: Inspired by Jules Verne

From: <rick1walter~at~comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:19:42 -0400
To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il

British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton signed himself "Captain Nemo"
in his public school days.

Best,
Rick Walter in Albuquerque

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From: Davor Sisovic davor.sisovic~at~pu.htnet.hr
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:11:13 +0200
To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il
Subject: Re: Inspired by Jules Verne


An addition to the list:
William Beebe, an American explorer and Jules Verne fan in June 1930 -
diving experiments (in a steel sphere built by Otis Barton) near the
Bermudas.
> Dear fellow Vernians,
> A friend of mine, Anton van der Steen of the Dutch JV Society, sent me the
> following question.
> Anton collects stamps related (directly or remotely) to Jules Verne, and
> is now going to expand his collection to persons who have been inspired by
> Jules Verne's books to take up a certain profession or to invent
> something. He cites some examples:
[...]


French speleologist Edouard Alfred Martel, directly inspired by "Mathias
Sandorf" (and he mentioned this in his scienticic reports and articles)
explored the Gorge of Pazin in 1893, 1896 and 1897. All further explorations
of the undeground caves and lakes system, until the nowdays, directly
proclaim their inspiration with Verne's "Mathias Sandorf" (and the Sandorf's
underground way to the western Istrian coast is still unknown!)


Davor Sisovic
davor.sisovic~at~pu.htnet.hr
http://bookaleta.blog.hr

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