Chapter
1 II | an initial velocity of 12,000 yards per second, and aimed
2 IV | its initial velocity of 12,000 yards per second, it would
3 IV | decreasing, it will occupy 300,000 seconds, that is 83hrs.
4 IV | fall into the moon in 50,000 seconds, or 13hrs. 53m.
5 IV | an initial velocity of 12,000 yards per second.~4th. It
6 V | have reckoned up nearly 5,000.~Among these 5,000 nebulae
7 V | nearly 5,000.~Among these 5,000 nebulae there is one which
8 V | assigned a mean altitude of 27,000 feet. After him Hevelius,
9 V | highest elevations to 15,000 feet; but the calculations
10 V | brought them up again to 21,000 feet.~At the close of the
11 V | of which six exceed 15,000 feet, and twenty-two exceed
12 V | was known that it is 300,000 times weaker than that of
13 VII | projectile a velocity of 12,000 yards per second. Let us
14 VII | carried a distance of 5,000 yards, impressed upon their
15 VII | obtaining enlargements of 6,000 times and reducing the moon
16 VII | in this way?”~“One of 48,000 times, which should bring
17 VII | would weigh more than 200,000 pounds, a weight evidently
18 VII | to give it a weight of 20,000 pounds.”~“What, then, will
19 VII | not to weight more than 20,000 pounds? Our clever secretary
20 VIII | idea of a shot weighing 20,000 pounds being launched into
21 VIII | communicate an initial force of 12,000 yards per second to a shell
22 VIII | in diameter, weighing 20,000 pounds. Now when a projectile
23 VIII | in diameter, weighing 30,000 pounds, the gun would only
24 VIII | feet, and a weight of 7,200,000 pounds.”~“Ridiculous!” rejoined
25 IX | degrees, occupies a space of 4,000 litres: consequently the
26 IX | its combustion as 1 to 4,000. One may judge, therefore,
27 IX | compressed within a space 4,000 times too confined. All
28 IX | propose to double his 800,000 pounds of powder.”~“Sixteen
29 IX | long; for you see 1,600,000 pounds will occupy a space
30 IX | occupy a space of about 20,000 cubic feet; and since the
31 IX | cannon do not exceed 54,000 cubic feet, it would be
32 IX | quantity of powder. Now, 1,600,000 pounds of powder will create
33 IX | of powder will create 6,000,000,000 litres of gas. Six
34 IX | powder will create 6,000,000,000 litres of gas. Six thousand
35 IX | powder will create 6,000,000,000 litres of gas. Six thousand
36 IX | then, in place of 1,600,000 pounds of powder, we shall
37 IX | powder, we shall have but 400,000 pounds of fulminating cotton;
38 IX | traverse under a force of 6,000,000,000 litres of gas before
39 IX | traverse under a force of 6,000,000,000 litres of gas before
40 IX | under a force of 6,000,000,000 litres of gas before taking
41 X | resist a projectile of 30,000 pounds weight? Overwhelmed
42 X | whatever a velocity of 12,000 yards per second; that even
43 X | by the ignition of 1,600,000 pounds of powder; and supposing
44 X | increasing scale:~No. 1 ($1,000).— That the necessary funds
45 X | be forthcoming.~No. 2 ($2,000).— That the operation of
46 X | possibly succeed.~No. 3 ($3,000).— That is it impossible
47 X | the projectile.~No. 4 ($4,000).— That the Columbiad will
48 X | the first fire.~No. 5 ($5,000).— That the shot will not
49 X | He had no less than $15,000 at stake.~Notwithstanding
50 XI | plumed itself upon its 330,000 natives; Florida, with a
51 XI | densely populated with 56,000.~The Texans, through the
52 XII | of President Barbicane $4,000,000 were paid into the different
53 XII | President Barbicane $4,000,000 were paid into the different
54 XII | amounted to the sum of 216,000 florins— a perfect godsend.~
55 XII | by a remittance of 250,000 thalers, testified her high
56 XII | states by a grant of 513,000 francs— about two centimes
57 XII | themselves to the extent of 110,000 florins, only demanding
58 XII | territory, gave nevertheless 9,000 ducats, proving her love
59 XII | crippled, Italy found 200,000 lire in the pockets of her
60 XII | to science as far as 30,000 cruzados. It was the widow’
61 XII | their hands, the sum of $300,000, it found itself in possession
62 XII | States subscriptions, . . $4,000,000~Foreign subscriptions . . . $
63 XII | subscriptions, . . $4,000,000~Foreign subscriptions . . . $
64 XIV | say, in round numbers, 2,000 cubic feet per day. That
65 XV | however, to deal with 136,000,000 pounds of iron, a quantity
66 XV | however, to deal with 136,000,000 pounds of iron, a quantity
67 XV | sixty-eight vessels of 1,000 tons, a veritable fleet,
68 XV | simultaneously these 60,000 tons of iron. Each of these
69 XV | furnaces contained nearly 140,000 pounds weight of metal.
70 XV | had been charged with 114,000 pounds weight of metal in
71 XV | burn. Thus there were 68,000 tons of coal which projected
72 XV | spirals to a height of 1,000 yards into the air. A savage,
73 XXIV | a magnifying power of 6,000. The second was raised in
74 XXIV | enlargements scarcely exceeded 6,000 times in round numbers;
75 XXIV | a magnifying power of 48,000 times.~Such was the question
76 XXIV | in comparison with the 10,000 foot telescope proposed
77 XXIV | object-glass weighing nearly 30,000 pounds, above the line of
78 XXIV | perpetual snow for more than 10,000 feet in height, after crossing
79 XXIV | heavens.~It had cost $400,000. The first time it was directed
80 XXIV | which magnified objects 48,000 times? Would they perceive
81 XXV | introduction into it of 400,000 pounds of gun-cotton. Nicholl
82 XXV | seeing that more than 300,000 persons were gathered round
83 XXVII | from the combustion of 200,000 pounds of pyroxyle!~On the
84 XXVIII| which realized nearly L1,200,000, they began the gigantic
85 XXVIII| charge should contain 400,000 pounds of gun-cotton, which,
86 I | projectile are rammed 400,000 pounds of gun-cotton, which
87 I | which is equal to 1,600,000 pounds of ordinary powder!
88 II | initiatory speed of more than 11,000 yards, which was enough
89 II | an initiatory speed of 12,000 yards, on leaving the atmosphere
90 IV | however, is at the rate of 68,000 miles per hour? Motion under
91 V | are already more than 50,000 leagues from the earth.
92 V | its speed had only been 12,000 yards at starting. We are
93 V | under the power of the 400,000 pounds of gun-cotton, must
94 V | exceeded the required 12,000 yards. Now I can understand
95 V | the earth at more than 2,000 leagues’ distance.”~“And
96 V | such a projectile only at 8,000 leagues instead of 80,000,
97 V | 000 leagues instead of 80,000, which would require the
98 V | have undergone a heat 28,000 times greater than that
99 VI | equal to that produced by 16,000 globes of coal, each equal
100 VI | heat equal to that of 4,000 masses of coal of an equal
101 VII | moon, and we need only go 8,000 leagues in order to fall
102 VII | the weight of a thread 250,000 miles long nothing?”~“As
103 VIII | that an object weighing 70,000 pounds on the earth would
104 VIII | weigh— let me see— about 5,000 pounds, a weight which you
105 IX | Barbicane, “in a distance of 84,000 leagues, it wanted no more
106 X | orb of night, magnified 48,000 times, is brought to within
107 X | apparent) of less than 2,000 leagues from the earth.
108 XIII | has not been more than 25,000 feet.~This, however, is
109 XIII | their breadth varied from 1,000 to 1,500 yards, and that
110 XIV | or in round numbers 400,000 miles. So that invisible
111 XIV | in round numbers to 400,000 miles, and the heat which
112 XIV | constellations which in 12,000 years, by reason of the
113 XV | to have a diameter of 2,000 yards. It advanced at a
114 XVII | overlooked by a peak 15,000 feet high.~Around the plain
115 XVII | though at a distance of 240,000 miles! Imagine, then, its
116 XVII | plain from a height of 15,000 feet. It is a group of Mont
117 XVIII | will after a period of 400,000 years, be brought down to
118 XVIII | we had not more than 50,000 years to live.”~Barbicane
119 XIX | fall, from a height of 160,000 miles, and no springs to
120 XIX | Columbiad, a speed of 16,000 yards in the last second.~
121 XXII | the projectile being 20,000 feet under the water! And
122 XXII | terrible shock which 20,000 feet of water had perhaps
123 XXII | without danger, for at 20,000 feet below the surface of
124 XXII | tons, or in other words 56,000 pounds, and that consequently
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