" as in the
French version.
Chapter 20: In this translation as in the French version, Altamont
Harbor is said to be at longitude 118 degrees 35 minutes E. of
Greenwich, whereas it should be W. of Greenwich.
Chapter 22: The spelling of the name "Penn" is corrected to "Pen" as a
typographical error.
Chapter 23: "With a scrap of wood to hold him up," should be "without
a scrap of wood to hold him up," as found in the French version and
required by the sense of the sentence.
Chapter 23: The doctor "uttered an explanation which it is impossible
to render," should be "uttered an exclamation which it is impossible
to render," as found in the French version and required by the sense
of the sentence.
Chapter 24: The doctors comparison "it would take seventy-five moons
to make the sun," should be "it would take seventy-five moons to make
the earth," as in the French version.
Chapter 24: The motion of the Pole "describes a circle in about
twenty-six years" should be "describes a circle in about twenty-six
thousand years" as in the French version.
Chapter 26: "The American durst not not finish his sentence," is
corrected to "The American durst not finish his sentence," as a
typographical error.
Chapter 26: The spelling of the name "Penn" is corrected to "Pen" as a
typographical error.
Chapter 27: The timeline of the concluding chapter is odd. September
9, 1861 the party is at the end of North Devon. The next day
(September 10) they are picked up by the Danish whaler. Ten days later
(September 20) they arrive in Denmark. The 13th of the same month
(September 13? October 13?) they reach London. July 15 (1862?)
Clawbonny attends the Royal Geographical Society of London meeting.
For this to astonish the learned assembly it would need to be two days
after their arrival in London rather than 9 months.
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