They spend the greatest part of their lives in observing the celestial bodies, which they do by the assistance of glasses, far excelling ours in goodness.

• 在下面的人看来，岛的底部或者叫下表面，是一块平滑、匀称的金刚石，厚度约为两百码。金刚石板的上面，按照常规的序列埋藏着一层层的各种矿物。