Chapter
1 II | Journey performed from the Earth to the Moon by Domingo Gonzalez,’
2 II | in existence between the Earth and her satellite. It is
3 III | transformation. Did it resemble the earth at the period when the latter
4 IV | distance which separates the earth from its satellite?~“3.
5 IV | proportion as we recede from the earth the action of gravitation
6 IV | counterpoises that of the earth; that is to say at 4752
7 IV | distance which separates the earth from its satellite?”~Answer.—
8 IV | describe a circle round the earth, but rather an ellipse,
9 IV | an ellipse, of which our earth occupies one of the foci;
10 IV | recedes farther from, the earth; in astronomical language,
11 IV | where the attraction of the earth and moon will be in equilibrio.
12 IV | equal to the radius of the earth, i. e. 3,919 miles; the
13 IV | shortest distance from the earth, and at the same moment
14 IV | the rotary motion of the earth will impart to the shot,
15 IV | equal to 16 radii of the earth, which, calculated upon
16 V | possibly three, and the Earth one. This last, one of the
17 V | of the inhabitants of the earth.~From the time of Thales
18 V | from the inhabitants of the earth.~At length, thanks to modern
19 V | the solar rays from the earth to the moon, which give
20 V | knowledge acquired regarding the earth’s satellite, which the Gun
21 VI | separates the moon from the earth is calculated. They took
22 VI | either extremity of the earth’s radius to the moon. On
23 VI | of revolution round the earth, accomplishing both together
24 VI | invariably the same face to the earth during her revolution, she
25 VI | heavens, the table is the earth, and the moon is yourself.”
26 VI | invariably the same face to the earth; nevertheless, to be quite
27 VI | her revolution round the earth, whereupon twenty scientific
28 VI | all the inhabitants of the earth; that it is during this
29 VI | same straight line, the earth occupying the center; that
30 VI | she is between it and the earth; and, lastly that she is
31 VI | makes with the sun and the earth an angle of which she herself
32 VI | her revolution round the earth, the Cambridge Observatory
33 VI | an ellipse, of which the earth occupies one of the foci.
34 VI | farthest removed from the earth during its apogee, and approaches
35 VI | happened to pass near the earth, and became confined within
36 VI | one day falling into the earth. However, they became reassured
37 VI | different points of the earth and interchange their thoughts.
38 VI | to some inhabitant of the earth by a tie of sympathy; they
39 VIII | air, the attraction of the earth, and the force of impulsion
40 VIII | importance. The atmosphere of the earth does not exceed forty miles.
41 VIII | to the attraction of the earth, that is, the weight of
42 VIII | falls to the surface of the earth, it falls five feet in the
43 VIII | sinking this engine in the earth alone, binding it with hoops
44 X | transcend the limits of the earth’s atmosphere. Further still,
45 X | inevitably fall back upon the earth, and that the shock of such
46 XI | of sand and argillaceous earth.~“That may be all very well,”
47 XII | right and duty of the whole earth to interfere in the affairs
48 XII | will upon the face of the earth.” This document, translated
49 XIV | 2,543,400 cubic feet of earth to excavate in 255 days;
50 XIV | struck upon a kind of black earth, six inches in thickness,
51 XIV | speedily disposed of. To this earth succeeded two feet of fine
52 XVI | Some days afterward the earth exhaled only a slight puff
53 XVI | arriving from all parts of the earth upon this narrow strip of
54 XVI | beneath the surface of the earth!~The festival was animated,
55 XVI | forward. They drank to the earth and to her satellite, to
56 XIX | it in rapidity, and the earth herself is at this moment
57 XIX | the circumference of the earth; and there are no sailors
58 XIX | a long way off from the earth, and that one must think
59 XIX | the distance between the earth and her satellite is a mere
60 XIX | are over one-half of our earth will have paid a visit to
61 XIX | with instances upon the earth of animals existing under
62 XIX | applicable, not merely to the earth, but to all the celestial
63 XIX | could only show that the earth is the best possible world,
64 XIX | machines, and rectify the earth’s axis!”~A thunder of applause
65 XIX | lever capable of raising the earth and rectifying its axis.
66 XX | the moon and not about the earth.”~“You are right, sir,”
67 XX | have been absorbed by the earth; but I prefer to bring forward
68 XX | under the action of the earth’s attraction, has assumed
69 XX | such as exists upon the earth, is possible on the surface
70 XX | than a sudden fall upon the earth, because the weight will
71 XXI | will fall back upon the earth?”~“I am certain of it,”
72 XXV | surface which faces the earth; the mountains, valleys,
73 XXV | to add some sacks full of earth to sow them in; as it was,
74 XXV | doubtless the inhabitants of the earth would find nourishment somewhere
75 XXV | news regularly from the earth, and we shall indeed be
76 XXV | sordidly attached to this earth as to hesitate to follow
77 XXV | wished before leaving the earth to fulfill all his engagements.~“
78 XXVI | in its radiant light that earth which three of its denizens
79 XXVI | breath of wind upon the earth! not a sound of breathing
80 XXVI | up from the bowels of the earth as from a crater. The earth
81 XXVI | earth as from a crater. The earth heaved up, and with great
82 XXVII | impenetrable curtain between earth and sky, which unhappily
83 XXVIII| MOON~A SEQUEL TO~FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON~ROUND THE MOON~
84 XXVIII| nearest distance from the earth, which is exactly 86,410
85 XXVIII| perpendicularly into the earth. Third, that the charge
86 I | they were leaving on the earth. The two dogs, destined
87 I | minutes to remain on the earth.”~“Twenty-six minutes thirteen
88 I | habits of the dogs of the earth! That will do honor to the
89 II | rise it had fallen upon the earth, or even in the Gulf of
90 II | all sounds coming from the earth. But one circumstance struck
91 II | most direct windows, the earth or the moon by the upper
92 II | not fallen back upon the earth; no, nor are we submerged
93 II | darkness heaped up between the earth and us!”~“Hurrah! hurrah!”
94 II | projectile had left the earth, for the soil, brilliantly
95 II | the travelers had left the earth.~“I have lost,” said Nicholl.~“
96 II | which was turned to the earth, was very bright. One might
97 II | describe an orbit round the earth, which would intersect the
98 II | might precipitate it to earth; or, lastly, it might be
99 II | which the attraction of the earth has retained as a satellite.”~“
100 II | exclaimed Michel Ardan; “the earth then has two moons like
101 II | that the inhabitants of the earth cannot see it. It was by
102 II | its revolution around the earth in three hours and twenty
103 II | pitiful globe called the earth.”~“I should think so,” replied
104 II | journey.~In its motion the earth’s satellite was insensibly
105 II | from some spot upon the earth; but its light was developed
106 II | platinum mirror. Of the earth flying from under their
107 II | to it. I wish to see the earth once more before it is quite
108 II | allow them to observe the earth direct. The disc, which
109 II | he exclaimed, “and the earth?”~“The earth?” said Barbicane. “
110 II | exclaimed, “and the earth?”~“The earth?” said Barbicane. “There
111 II | time we shall reach it, the earth will be new, and will only
112 II | utter darkness.”~“That the earth?” repeated Michel Ardan,
113 II | Barbicane was correct. The earth, with respect to the projectile,
114 II | fire. At this period the earth was in its perihelion, and
115 II | preferred thinking that the earth was thus saluting the departure
116 II | those last hours passed upon earth, reaction was inevitable.~“
117 III | spot to sleep in? On the earth, houses, towns, cottages,
118 III | the travelers watched the earth and the moon attentively.
119 III | the moon attentively. The earth was now only discernible
120 III | we did not start when the earth was full, that is to say,
121 III | seen those poles of the earth on which the eye of man
122 III | replied Barbicane; “but if the earth had been full, the moon
123 III | drank to the union of the earth and her satellite.~And,
124 III | orbit makes with that of the earth.~“The sun!” exclaimed Michel
125 III | conical shadow which the earth leaves in space extends
126 III | three stars, the sun, the earth, and the moon, are all in
127 III | Michel Ardan. “With a little earth spread on our aluminum planet
128 III | distance they were from the earth, the magnetic pole could
129 III | interesting to see whether the earth’s satellite submitted like
130 III | it would have been on the earth’s surface, thanks to the
131 III | silvery cord; it was the earth! Here and there nebulous
132 III | which forms a day upon the earth, closed with a plentiful
133 IV | setting of the sun upon the earth.~The travelers’ sleep was
134 IV | What inhabitant of the earth perceives its speed, which,
135 IV | distance from the center of the earth to the center of the moon,
136 IV | moon, of the radius of the earth, of its bulk, and of the
137 IV | between the moon and the earth in considering their motion
138 IV | shall fall back upon the earth!”~
139 V | projectile’s distance from the earth. He watched him anxiously.~“
140 V | 50,000 leagues from the earth. We have passed the point
141 V | which gravitates round the earth at more than 2,000 leagues’
142 V | years before those of the earth, for we cannot doubt that
143 V | to communicate with the earth? why have they not launched
144 V | less than on that of the earth, which would allow a projectile
145 V | years before man appeared on earth.”~“And the projectile— where
146 V | period when the crust of the earth was not yet hardened.”~“
147 V | might it not happen that the earth might move away from it?”~“
148 V | not know that in 1861 the earth passed through the tail
149 V | wandering star, and the earth, becoming its satellite,
150 V | calculated that, had our earth been carried along in its
151 VI | Now when they observed the earth through the lower window,
152 VI | next day, at midnight, the earth would be new, at the very
153 VI | exactly as they do to us upon earth. As to the moon, she was
154 VI | what would happen if the earth’s motion were to stop suddenly?”~“
155 VI | that is a way of ending the earth which will greatly simplify
156 VI | simplify things.”~“And if the earth fell upon the sun?” asked
157 VI | heat intercepted by the earth is but a billionth part
158 VI | rather curious to have the earth for our moon, to see it
159 VI | orbs are on a line, the earth being in the middle. But
160 VI | partial, during which the earth, cast like a screen upon
161 VI | of the shadow cast by the earth extend beyond the moon?”~“
162 VI | distance from the moon to the earth being sixty terrestrial
163 VI | ancestors inhabited the earth before the moon became her
164 VI | bring it so near to the earth that it will be held there
165 VI | Nicholl, “Before becoming the earth’s satellite, could not the
166 VII | if they reposed on solid earth.~“Do you know, my friends,”
167 VII | ether takes the place of earth. You see the accusing body
168 VII | meteor from the moon to the earth, and there is not one volcano
169 VII | exchanged telegrams with the earth?”~“The deuce!” answered
170 VII | if we do not return to earth, J. T. Maston will be able
171 VII | projectiles between the earth and the moon! Hurrah for
172 VIII | the moment of leaving the earth, their own weight, that
173 VIII | Hence this effect: If the earth had been alone in space,
174 VIII | it got farther from the earth, but without ever losing
175 VIII | being traced between the earth and the moon. As it distanced
176 VIII | moon. As it distanced the earth, the terrestrial attraction
177 VIII | longer. If the moon’s and the earth’s densities had been equal,
178 VIII | 78,514 leagues from the earth. At this point, a body having
179 VIII | would turn its cone to the earth, and fall with ever-increasing
180 VIII | progress we should make if on earth we could throw off some
181 VIII | that in order to fly on the earth’s surface, to keep oneself
182 VIII | is much less than on the earth.”~“The moon?”~“Yes, the
183 VIII | six times less than on the earth, a phenomenon easy to prove.”~“
184 VIII | little less than that of the earth; but do not venture into
185 VIII | would fall back upon the earth after some minutes.”~“That
186 VIII | weighing 70,000 pounds on the earth would weigh but 1,920 pounds
187 IX | certainly not return to earth; it would certainly not
188 IX | as an aeronaut sees the earth from his car.~This replacing
189 IX | possible— the return to the earth, the return to the moon,
190 X | than are the inhabitants of earth with their powerful telescopes.~
191 X | small end turned toward the earth. Indeed the moon, liquid
192 X | within the attraction of the earth, it became elongated under
193 X | which is never seen from the earth. This alteration in the
194 X | Representatives of the earth, of humanity, past and present,
195 X | than 2,000 leagues from the earth. But then, at a distance
196 XI | followed for that of the Earth and Mars, the continents
197 XI | oceans; but again, as on earth, these seas occupy the greater
198 XII | is quite visible from the earth; and astronomers can study
199 XII | six times less than on the earth?” said Michel.~“But if the
200 XIII | to this distance from the earth, distinguish on its surface?
201 XIII | conveniently studied from the earth, between the last quarter
202 XIII | conditions from those on the earth, and also very inferior
203 XIII | penetrate. That which on earth is called diffusion of light,
204 XIV | long night any view of the earth so beautifully lit up. In
205 XIV | this were the case with the earth— if, for example, Europe
206 XIV | the moon opposite to the earth, a face which is ever invisible
207 XIV | opposite horizon. It is the earth, which is thirteen times
208 XIV | diminutive moon that we know— the earth which developes itself at
209 XIV | atmospheric strata— the earth which only disappears at
210 XIV | moon is full, or on the earth when the moon is new.”~“
211 XIV | for the two faces, for the earth’s light is evidently deprived
212 XIV | between the sun and the earth. It follows, then, considering
213 XIV | twice her distance from the earth; and that distance may be
214 XIV | separates the sun from the earth, or in round numbers 400,
215 XIV | the sun with regard to the earth. The distance separating
216 XIV | the interposition of the earth between the moon and the
217 XV | the day called upon the earth the 6th of December? Very
218 XV | aerolite does not fall to the earth; it is only a small proportion
219 XV | within forty miles of the earth, but they seldom fall upon
220 XV | never again meet either the earth or the moon.~What would
221 XV | instead we should see the earth, which would be full. And
222 XVII | From this point, had the earth been at the full, Barbicane
223 XVII | Barbicane should see the earth again, his notes will bear
224 XVII | light of the sun and the earth cannot break. Mythologists
225 XVII | mountains, of which the earth possesses no sample. They
226 XVII | that the inhabitants of the earth can see it without glasses,
227 XVIII | moon must be older than the earth?”~“No!” said Barbicane decidedly, “
228 XVIII | proves this. The moon and the earth were nothing but gaseous
229 XVIII | at that period when the earth was still fluid?”~“Just
230 XVIII | been a satellite of the earth?”~“And who can say,” exclaimed
231 XVIII | did not exist before the earth?”~Their imaginations carried
232 XVIII | succeed each other on the earth. Besides, even without these
233 XVIII | fate is in store for the earth?”~“Most probably.”~“But
234 XVIII | diminution of temperature the earth undergoes in the lapse of
235 XVIII | fantastical form of the earth’s satellite, there soon
236 XIX | base was now turned to the earth.~This change, which Barbicane
237 XIX | the moon turns hers to the earth? That was a difficult point.~
238 XIX | where the influences of the earth and its satellite are neutralized.~
239 XIX | nothing was to be seen. The earth was but a day old, having
240 XIX | tint which is seen from the earth. The other part of the nimbus
241 XIX | it gravitates. When the earth is nearest the sun she is
242 XIX | moon, she is nearest to the earth in her perigee, and farthest
243 XIX | turning its base toward the earth. It is probable that at
244 XIX | times recollections of the earth crossed their minds. They
245 XIX | to the moon?”~“On to the earth!”~“The devil!” exclaimed
246 XIX | projectile must strike the earth with a speed equal to that
247 XIX | projectile must strike the earth with a speed of 115,200
248 XX | graphic communication with the earth.”~“And how?”~“By means of
249 XX | were allowed, half of the earth’s inhabitants would emigrate
250 XXI | projectile had fallen on the earth, its place of meeting with
251 XXI | the rotary motion of the earth) between the 41@ and the
252 XXI | Well!”~“Has fallen to the earth!”~Another cry, this time
253 XXIII | would be if he came back to earth. To see them first, and
254 XXIII | of the travelers to the earth, the slightest detail of
255 XXIII | world, inhabited before the earth. The moon is that, a world
256 Not | Jules Verne’s “From the Earth to the Moon” and “A Trip
257 Not | time for >the fall back to earth exactly matching the time
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