concept

skin of the whale

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Properties

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comparison
not the blubber
description
A subject of debate and scientific inquiry regarding its true nature and thickness, distinct from the blubber and the outer isinglass substance.
nature
debated

Relationships

  • compared toBlubber
    description
    The author discusses the controversial idea of assuming the blubber to be the true skin of the whale.
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    source_text
    Assuming the blubber to be the skin of the whale
  • distinct fromIsinglass substance
    description
    The infinitely thin isinglass substance is regarded as the 'skin of the skin' and not the proper skin of the whale.
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    source_text
    That same infinitely thin, isinglass substance, which, I admit, invests the entire body of the whale, is not so much to be regarded as the skin of the creature, as the skin of the skin
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    2026-03-02T00:03:46.584Z
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