How can your characters be 35 leagues below the surface of the earth and have 1,500 leagues to go until they reach the center, when the earth itself has only a 1,150 league radius?
(35 + 1,500 > 1,150)
Sometimes when I think too much about your books, I'm reminded of the person who once said that science fiction is often not very good fiction, and usually rather crummy science. I could say you were writing two centuries ago and could be forgiven the inaccurate data, but come on, Jules. Eratosthenes was a few hundred centuries before you, and even he wasn't that far off.
Still, your books do give us a lot to think about regarding the way we approach, trust, and depend on science even today. For that, you deserve to remain on the shelves and reading lists for years to come . . . not to mention the silver screen.
Hugs & kisses,
B
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