In H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, why does the author spend most of Chapter 1 exploring the scientific aspects of time travel?

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In H. G. Wells's The Time Machine, why does the author spend most of Chapter 1 exploring the scientific aspects of time travel?

Wells, as an amateur scientist, had built an actual time machine.

Wells, as a writer, liked to describe talky dinner parties.

Wells, as a writer, could not figure out a more interesting beginning.

Wells, as a writer, wanted to make time travel seem plausible to his readers.

Asked by julia m #800490 on 6/9/2018 5:03 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 6/10/2018 2:25 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 6/10/2018 1:47 AM

Wells, as a writer, wanted to make time travel seem plausible to his readers.