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Where Time Began

Where Time Began is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Where Time Began rather than just read about it. In short: Where Time Began (Spanish: Viaje al centro de la Tierra, lit. 'Journey to the Center of the Earth') is a 1977 Spanish science fantasy adventure film co-written and directed by Juan Piquer Simón, based on the 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. It stars Kenneth More, Pep Munné, Ivonne Sentis, Frank Braña, and Jack Taylor.

Key takeaways

Where Time Began belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reproduce the core statement of Where Time Began from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Where Time Began (Spanish: Viaje al centro de la Tierra, lit. 'Journey to the Center of the Earth') is a 1977 Spanish science fantasy adventure film co-written and directed by Juan Piquer Simón, based on the 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. It stars Kenneth More, Pep Munné, Ivonne Sentis, Frank Braña, and Jack Taylor.

Plot A group of geologists, including Professor Otto Lidenbrock, discuss various theories on the make-up of the interior of the Earth. They decide that the only way to know for sure would be to mount an expedition to discover which theory was true. Whilst visiting a bookshop, Lidenbrock buys an old book, written by Arne Saknussemm, containing undisclosed, coded knowledge of the centre of the Earth from a mysterious gentleman. Eager to know more, he enlists his niece Grauben and her fiancé Axel, a soldier. Axel is charged with keeping a diary of the journey. Upon arriving in Iceland, they hire shepherd and mountaineer Hans. Together, the four of them set off for the adventure of a lifetime to the centre of the Earth. The group lose their water stores when Grauben drops them, she then falls into a bog and is only saved by the intervention of a mysterious stranger who has been following them. Desperate for water and losing the mysterious book, the group attempt to find water by breaking through a stone wall. The stranger reveals himself to help them: he is Olsen, a fellow scientist also on a mission to explore the underground world. The group find and travel across a huge underground ocean on a raft built by Hans. They discover giant fungi, dinosaurs, giant apes, sea creatures and tortoises, extinct on the surface for millions of years. Lidenbrock works out they have travelled to an area underneath the Mediterranean sea. The group reaches land where Olsen reveals to Grauben and Axel the existence of a city. They see a laboratory where men who all resemble Olsen are conducting experiments. Olsen tells Lidenbrock that time is relative and not absolute. The group find a grotto which is the end of their journey with no path forward. Lidenbrock stubbornly attempts to continue by breaking through a stone wall, distraught, Grauben requests Olsen's help. He uses his mysterious box to set off an explosion which allows water to flood into the grotto elevating the raft back to the surface, where they escape amidst a volcano erupting. Some years later, Grauben and Axel are married, and Hans has become a successful shepherd. Lidenbrock still searches old bookshops, hoping for more information. In one of those shops, Lidenbrock is told that a package has been left for him, and it proves to be Olsen's box. Looking through the shop window, Lidenbrock sees Olsen, now an old man, looking back at him.

Cast Kenneth More as Professor Otto Lidenbrock Pep Munné as Axel (dubbed by Christopher Guard) Ivonne Sentis as Glauben (dubbed by Deborah Watling) Frank Braña as Hans Jack Taylor as Olsen Emiliano Redondo as Professor Kristoff Lone Fleming as Molly Ricardo Palacios as a train ticket collector José María Caffarel as a professor George Rigaud as a professor (as Jorge Rigaud) Barta Barri as a professor Ángel Álvarez as a professor

Reception Creature Feature found the movie to be sluggish and boring, giving it two out of five stars. It found the movie did improve when the dinosaurs finally appeared, but that the effects were weak. Monster Hunter found the use of shooting in a real cave to be a plus, but that there was little else of worth in the film.

Home media The film was released on DVD in 2006. And on Blu-Ray by Severin Films on August 29, 2023.

See also List of films featuring dinosaurs Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film) Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 Hollywood film) Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 Asylum film)

References

External links

Where Time Began at IMDb Journey to the Center of the Earth at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Where Time Began

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Where Time Began claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Where Time Began before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Where Time Began ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Where Time Began

In research: Where Time Began appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Where Time Began in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Where Time Began is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1970s science fiction adventure films, 1977 Spanish-language films, 1977 Spanish films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Where Time Began outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Where Time Began in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Where Time Began means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Where Time Began out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Where Time Began in simple terms?

Why does Where Time Began matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Where Time Began?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Where Time Began.