He was a great Icelandic Scientist, Axel. He lived in the Sixteenth Century.
Which tunnel should we take?
We can only rely on chance. Let us take the Eastern one.
Novel : JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTHAuthor : Jules VerneCharacters in the novel :Professor Lidenbrock, Axel Lidenbrock and Hans Bjelke
Do you plan to dive headlong into the ocean to continue your journey?
No, we will cross the ocean and find a new passage downwards on the other side.
Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew, Axel decoded a message written 300 years ago by a famous Icelandic explorer, Arne Saknussemm. In his coded message, Arne Saknussem wrote that he had been to the center of the earth and he went on to describe how he did it.
Then we must open it. Perhaps with a pickaxe
The trio descend into the crater and they travel downward until they reach the bottom of the pit. There are two tunnels and the Professor chooses the one on the right.
What a journey! We started out in Iceland and we end up over 3,000 miles Mediterranean sea!
Axel is reunited with his uncle and Hans and meets Lidenbrock Sea. They then found a forest of giant mushrooms.They also see ferns as tall as trees and a mastodonskeleton.The Professor decides that they must cross the ocean. Hans builds a raft from giant reeds and a sail from a sleeping rug.
The adventurers plan to blast the rock with gun cotton and paddle out to sea to escape the blast. However, they discover that behind the rockfall was a seemingly bottom less pit, not a passage to the center of the earth.
No, its too hard for a pickaxe. Let blow it to pieces with gunpower
They have entered the earth by one volcano and come out by another, over 3,000 miles apart. Four months after discovering Arne Saknussem coded message, they return to Hamburg where the trio are treated like heroes and the Professor's achievements are recognized.
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