Near the end of this story, one man makes three scientific observations, the third of which states that cylindrical objects are absorbed more slowly than other objects.
This story's narrator is reminded of the Nubian geographer's account of the Mare Tenebrarum when he sees the sky. Near the end of this story, one man makes three scientific observations, the third of which states that cylindrical objects are absorbed more slowly than other objects. Earlier in this story, that man compares the vehicle on which he is standing to a mass of "liquid ebony," the epigraph of which is a quote by Joseph Glanville comparing the profundity of nature to the well of Democritus. The narrator of this story repeatedly cites the testimony of Jonas Ramus and enumerates the islands of Suarven, Keildhelm, and Vurrgh. As it opens, the narrator listens to that man who claims that the title event made his hair turn from jet-black to white over the course of six hours. Its narrator, a fisherman, then recounts how he lost his brother to the title phenomenon, which he survived by riding in a cask. For 10 points, name this story by Edgar Allan Poe about an encounter with a Norwegian whirlpool.
This story's narrator is reminded of the Nubian geographer's account of the Mare Tenebrarum when he sees the sky.
"A Descent into the Maelström"