What the boring machine, an insensible, inert instrument, was unable to bring to the surface of the inner structure of the globe, we were able to peruse with our own eyes and handle with our own hands.
Ce que la sonde, machine inintelligente et brutale, ne pouvait rapporter à la surface du globe de sa texture interne, nous allions l'étudier de nos yeux, le toucher de nos mains.