as an air balloon inflated with hydrogen lifts swiftly into the skies.”
“Bravo, captain!” I exclaimed. “But in the midst of the waters, how can your helmsman follow the course you’ve given him?”
“My helmsman is stationed behind the windows of a pilothouse, which protrudes from the topside of the Nautilus’s hull and is fitted with biconvex glass.”
“Is glass capable of resisting such pressures?”
“Perfectly capable. Though fragile on impact,
as an air balloon inflated with hydrogen lifts swiftly into the skies.”
“Bravo, captain!” I exclaimed. “But in the midst of the waters, how can your helmsman follow the course you’ve given him?”
“My helmsman is stationed behind the windows of a pilothouse, which protrudes from the topside of the Nautilus’s hull and is fitted with biconvex glass.”
“Is glass capable of resisting such pressures?”
“Perfectly capable. Though fragile on impact,
