Such was the succession of phenomena which produced Iceland, all arising from the action of internal fire; and to suppose that the mass within did not still exist in a state of liquid incandescence was absurd; and nothing could surpass the absurdity of fancying that it was possible to reach the earth's centre.
Todos ellos reconocían por origen los fuegos interiores, y suponer que la masa interna no permaneciese aún en un estado perenne de incandescencia líquida, era una verdadera locura. Por lo tanto, el pretender llegar al centro mismo del globo sería una insensatez sin ejemplo.