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.
Professor Liedenbrock (Jules Verne)
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, chapter XXXI; translated by Frederick Amadeus Malleson, 1877 Ward, Lock edition; Complete public-domain sentence. Chapter opening and surrounding dialogue with Axel read. Uses Liedenbrock spelling in this translation. Fictional remark, not evidence for the n
- A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, chapter XXXI; translated by Frederick Amadeus Malleson, 1877 Ward, Lock edition
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