Jules Verne vs Lord Kelvin
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Compare the life timelines of Jules Verne (1828–1905) and Lord Kelvin (1824–1907) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1828 to 1905.
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Jules Verne (1828–1905)
- — Born in Nantes, France Verified
- — Moved to Paris to study law Verified
- — Married Honorine de Viane Morel Verified
- — Signed with publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel Verified
- — Published Five Weeks in a Balloon Verified
- — Published Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas Verified
- — Settled in Amiens Verified
- — Published Around the World in Eighty Days Verified
- — Shot and wounded by his nephew Gaston Verified
- — Died in Amiens Verified
Lord Kelvin (1824–1907)
- — Born in Belfast, Ireland Verified
- — Family moved to Glasgow, Scotland Verified
- — Began studies at the University of Glasgow at age 10 Verified
- — Studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge Verified
- — Appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at Glasgow Verified
- — Proposed the absolute temperature scale Verified
- — Published 'On the Dynamical Theory of Heat' Verified
- — Knighted for work on the transatlantic telegraph cable Verified
- — Ennobled as Baron Kelvin of Largs Verified
- — Died at Netherhall near Largs, Scotland Verified