Chapter
1 II | her constitution, motions, distance, as well as her place in
2 II | lighting, reduced the apparent distance of the moon to eighty yards!
3 IV | moon?~“2. What is the exact distance which separates the earth
4 IV | ratio of the square of the distance; that is to say, at three
5 IV | at three times a given distance the action is nine times
6 IV | question, “What is the exact distance which separates the earth
7 IV | its greatest and its least distance is too considerable to be
8 IV | one-ninth of the entire distance. The perigee distance, therefore,
9 IV | entire distance. The perigee distance, therefore, is that which
10 IV | further diminish the entire distance by a length equal to the
11 IV | that is, at her shortest distance from the earth, and at the
12 VI | of the mode in which the distance which separates the moon
13 VI | explain to them that this distance was obtained by measuring
14 VI | that not only was the mean distance 234,347 miles, but that
15 VI | corresponding diminution in the distance separating the two bodies;
16 VII | Dahlgrens, which carried a distance of 5,000 yards, impressed
17 VII | shot weighing half a ton a distance of six miles, with a velocity
18 VII | moon to within forty miles’ distance. Now, at this distance,
19 VII | distance. Now, at this distance, any objects sixty feet
20 VII | moon within an apparent distance of five miles; and, in order
21 VIII | ratio of the square of the distance. When a body left to itself
22 VIII | in other words, to the distance of the moon, its fall would
23 IX | send its half ton shot a distance of six miles. These facts
24 X | useful to their country, a distance of from fifty to sixty miles
25 X | artillerists who fight at six miles distance are substituting mathematical
26 XIX | from Liverpool to New York! Distance is but a relative expression,
27 XIX | more! And what is that? The distance is no more than nine times
28 XIX | Neptune, which revolves at a distance of more than two thousand
29 XIX | is that compared with the distance of the fixed stars, some
30 XIX | And then you talk of the distance which separates the planets
31 XIX | affirm that such a thing as distance exists. Absurdity, folly,
32 XIX | penetrate all your minds, ‘Distance is but an empty name; distance
33 XIX | Distance is but an empty name; distance does not really exist!’”~“
34 XIX | that of J. T. Maston). “Distance does not exist!” And overcome
35 XIX | have proved to him that distance was by no means an empty
36 XIX | orator, “I repeat that the distance between the earth and her
37 XXIV | within no nearer an apparent distance than thirty-nine miles;
38 XXIV | moon within an apparent distance of five miles at most; and
39 XXVII | fire was perceived at a distance of one hundred miles out
40 XXVIII| velocity of its passage. The distance which separates it from
41 XXVIII| perigee, that is her nearest distance from the earth, which is
42 XXVIII| or 238,833 miles mean distance (English).~The principal
43 XXVIII| moon within an apparent distance of two leagues. The honorable
44 XXVIII| Then it showed that the distance separating the projectile
45 XXVIII| observation, concerning the distance of the projectile from the
46 II | said Ardan.~“Because its distance is known, and when we met
47 III | direction. Indeed, at the distance they were from the earth,
48 IV | about nine-tenths of the distance traveled over, the projectile
49 IV | elements of the problem, the distance from the center of the earth
50 V | wherewith to measure the angular distance of the terrestrial globe;
51 V | diameter the projectile’s distance from the earth. He watched
52 V | more than 2,000 leagues’ distance.”~“And this explanation
53 V | satellite, will be drawn such a distance that the rays of the sun
54 VI | slowly; but, at the great distance they were from them, their
55 VI | popular language the mean distance from the moon to the earth
56 VIII | itself felt, at whatever distance.~But, in reality, a time
57 VIII | would have been at an equal distance between the two orbs. But
58 VIII | neutral point situated at that distance, especially when neither
59 IX | thought he could estimate the distance which separated them from
60 IX | reach her. As to the nearest distance at which it would pass her,
61 IX | replied Barbicane, “in a distance of 84,000 leagues, it wanted
62 X | longer hoped to reach.~The distance which had then separated
63 X | moon to within an apparent distance of sixteen leagues. And
64 X | distinctly. So that, at this distance, the topographical details
65 X | perceptible for a few moments. The distance of the projectile from the
66 X | brought the moon to within a distance (apparent) of less than
67 X | the earth. But then, at a distance which for three hours in
68 XII | Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty
69 XII | glasses, the above-named distance was reduced to little more
70 XII | twentieth lunar parallel. The distance of the projectile from the
71 XIII | parallel and at the effective distance of five hundred miles, reduced
72 XIII | President Barbicane. At that distance from the moon it must have
73 XIII | the disc appeared at the distance of five miles. What would
74 XIII | aeronaut, borne to this distance from the earth, distinguish
75 XIII | of lunar latitude, at a distance not exceeding 40 miles.
76 XIII | himself carried to a greater distance than the most powerful telescopes
77 XIII | the fiftieth parallel, the distance was reduced to 300 miles.
78 XIII | crater, and seen from this distance, the disc showed a very
79 XIII | separated from the moon by a distance of fifty miles; nor even
80 XIII | the mountain of Gioja, a distance reduced by the glasses to
81 XIV | less than twenty-five miles distance. Some seconds had sufficed
82 XIV | to the sun by twice her distance from the earth; and that
83 XIV | from the earth; and that distance may be estimated at the
84 XIV | regard to the earth. The distance separating it from the radiant
85 XIV | passed within such a short distance of the moon—about twenty-five
86 XV | the firmament. As to the distance which separated them, it
87 XV | last two hours, had the distance increased or diminished?
88 XV | appearing in shadow at a distance of at most 200 miles, ought,
89 XV | could they distinguish at a distance which they could not estimate?
90 XV | were extinguished in the distance.~The ether returned to its
91 XVII | than forty miles off, a distance equal to that already reached
92 XVII | disappeared afar off. The distance of the projectile from the
93 XVII | Moret. It skirted at some distance the summits of Blancanus,
94 XVII | feet. The travelers, at a distance of twenty-four miles (reduced
95 XVII | without glasses, though at a distance of 240,000 miles! Imagine,
96 XVII | of observers placed at a distance of only fifty miles! Seen
97 XVII | the Plutonian forces.~The distance which separated the travelers
98 XVIII | the lunar continent at a distance of 500 yards at most, and
99 XVIII | mountains were confused in the distance; and of all the wonderful,
100 XIX | they had only seen from a distance, as Moses saw the land of
101 XIX | projectile, at an invariable distance, were the objects which
102 XIX | necessary to travel over the distance between the dead point and
103 XIX | pole would be equal to the distance separating the north pole
104 XXI | hours she had covered that distance; and on the 14th of December,
105 XXIII | less than twenty-four miles distance had marked that curious
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