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Nautilus in sentence

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So this is a paper nautilus.
The nautilus, an ancestor of the octopus, uses this pinhole eye for improved resolution and directional sensing.
And as we speak now, these nautilus are tracking out their behaviors to us.
Some decent underwater shots is all it has to offer, though they add a goof with that as when Ugly Haircut admires the sight outside the Nautilus scuttle the ship would crash into the corals as the camera suggest it is floating sideways.
The special effects of the sharks, the monster attacking the Nautilus and the exterior animations of the Nautilus itself are done very sloppy, but that's a disease TV shows and films of that time often suffer from.
"By what name am I to call you?""Sir," the commander replied, "to you, I'm simply Captain Nemo; to me, you and your companions are simply passengers on the Nautilus."
Then his nerves grew calmer, his facial features recovered their usual icy composure, and turning to me:"Now, professor," he said, "if you'd like to inspect the Nautilus, I'm yours to command."
But I was done with the shore the day my Nautilus submerged for the first time under the waters.
Among the works of Joseph Bertrand, his book entitled The Founders of Astronomy even gave me a definite date; and since I knew it had appeared in the course of 1865, I concluded that the fitting out of the Nautilus hadn't taken place before then.
Moreover, I hoped some books even more recent would permit me to pinpoint the date precisely; but I had plenty of time to look for them, and I didn't want to put off any longer our stroll through the wonders of the Nautilus.
As the Nautilus's commander had predicted, my mind was already starting to fall into that promised state of stunned amazement.
But I confess that my curiosity is aroused to the limit by this Nautilus, the motor power it contains, the equipment enabling it to operate, the ultra powerful force that brings it to life.
May I learn--""Professor Aronnax," Captain Nemo answered me, "I've said you'd be free aboard my vessel, so no part of the Nautilus is off-limits to you.
You need to learn how you'll be lodged aboard the Nautilus."
I sat, and he began speaking as follows:CHAPTER 12Everything through Electricity"SIR," CAPTAIN NEMO SAID, showing me the instruments hanging on the walls of his stateroom, "these are the devices needed to navigate the Nautilus.
You're familiar with some of them, such as the thermometer, which gives the temperature inside the Nautilus; the barometer, which measures the heaviness of the outside air and forecasts changes in the weather; the humidistat, which indicates the degree of dryness in the atmosphere; the storm glass, whose mixture decomposes to foretell the arrival of tempests; the compass, which steers my course; the sextant, which takes the sun's altitude and tells me my latitude; chronometers, which allow me to calculate my longitude; and finally, spyglasses for both day and night, enabling me to scrutinize every point of the horizon once the Nautilus has risen to the surface of the waves."
But no doubt these others answer pressing needs unique to the Nautilus.
"Another use for electricity: that dial hanging before our eyes indicates how fast the Nautilus is going.
"And if you'd care to follow me, we'll inspect the Nautilus's stern."
Doors were cut into the watertight bulkheads and were shut hermetically by means of india-rubber seals, which insured complete safety aboard the Nautilus in the event of a leak in any one section.
This ladder leads to a manhole cut into the Nautilus's hull and corresponding to a comparable hole cut into the side of the skiff.
My crew close up the hole belonging to the Nautilus; I close up the one belonging to the skiff, simply by screwing it into place.
Meanwhile I examined the Nautilus's engine with a fascination easy to imagine.
I've seen the Nautilus at work out in front of the Abraham Lincoln, and I know where I stand on its speed.
It's actually our work room, and there you'll learn the full story about the Nautilus!"
The captain placed before my eyes a working drawing that gave the ground plan, cross section, and side view of the Nautilus.
"These two dimensions allow you to obtain, via a simple calculation, the surface area and volume of the Nautilus.
"The Nautilus is made up of two hulls, one inside the other; between them, joining them together, are iron T-bars that give this ship the utmost rigidity.
"So," the captain went on, "when the Nautilus lies on the waves under these conditions, one-tenth of it does emerge above water.
These ballast tanks exist within easy access in the lower reaches of the Nautilus.
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