Theophile Gautier, French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic Sierra Lake Showing the human stomach inverted

Showing the human stomach inverted to show its internal surface

This feat was officially recognised as having been performed by the British Thrust SSC vehicle driven by Andy Green in the Black Rock Desert

This relates to the 'Slave Circular' which had been occupying press and government

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Theophile Gautier, French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic Sierra Lake Showing the human stomach invertedTheophile Gautier, French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and literary critic, 19th century. Portrait of Gautier (1811 1872) who became a leader of the Parnassian group of poets, and influenced Baudelaire.