Jules Verne, Voyage au centre de la Terre (1864; rev. 1867); tr. F. A. Malleson, Journey into the Interior of the Earth (1877), ch. 31
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Science, my lad, has been built upon many errors; but they are errors which it was good to fall into, for they led to the truth.
— Jules Verne on Science
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About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
About Jules Verne
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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