Chapter

 1 IV    |      apogee the moon is 247,552 miles, and in its perigee, 218,
 2 IV    |         in its perigee, 218,657 miles only distant; a fact which
 3 IV    |    makes a difference of 28,895 miles, or more than one-ninth
 4 IV    |       of the earth, i. e. 3,919 miles; the result of which will
 5 IV    |    accomplished will be 214,976 miles. But although the moon passes
 6 V     |         diameter measures 2,150 miles, her surface equals the
 7 V     |      varied between ten and 100 miles, and their width was about
 8 VI    |       the mean distance 234,347 miles, but that astronomers could
 9 VI    |   estimate by more than seventy miles either way.~To those who
10 VII   |      with the rapidity of seven miles a second! Shall it not,
11 VII   |         a ton a distance of six miles, with a velocity of 800
12 VII   |        the moon to within forty miles’ distance. Now, at this
13 VII   |       apparent distance of five miles; and, in order to be visible,
14 VIII  |     earth does not exceed forty miles. Now, with the given rapidity,
15 VIII  |       body were removed 257,542 miles further off, in other words,
16 IX    |      ton shot a distance of six miles. These facts cannot be called
17 X     | distance of from fifty to sixty miles separated them from one
18 X     |   artillerists who fight at six miles distance are substituting
19 X     |         travel farther than six miles, and that it will fall back
20 XI    |     city with a speed of thirty miles an hour.~Quickly, however,
21 XIII  |         four hundred and eighty miles, came in sight of the coast
22 XIII  |        Hillisborough Bay twelve miles above Tampa Town. Barbicane
23 XIII  |      coasts. But after some few miles of tract the nature of the
24 XIII  |        band had crossed a dozen miles. To fertile plains succeeded
25 XIV   |   sleepers of a railway fifteen miles in length, intended to unite
26 XV    |       presented a length of two miles. Being all constructed on
27 XIX   |  hundred and twenty millions of miles from the sun! And yet what
28 XIX   |       Arcturus, are billions of miles distant from us? And then
29 XX    |        is a wood situated three miles from Tampa, the wood of
30 XXIV  |       distance than thirty-nine miles; and objects of less than
31 XXIV  |       apparent distance of five miles at most; and for that purpose
32 XXV   |         extinguished within two miles of the works.~Even in November
33 XXVII |         distance of one hundred miles out at sea, and more than
34 XXVIII|        estimated at about 2,833 miles.~However, two hypotheses
35 XXVIII|    leagues (French), or 238,833 miles mean distance (English).~
36 XXVIII|         reckoned at about 2,833 miles.~It ended with the double
37 I     |         will rise more than six miles in the air.”~“I have the
38 II    |       to pass through the forty miles of atmosphere which surrounds
39 II    |         has risen more than six miles. Now, Nicholl, pay up.”~“
40 II    |  thousand six hundred and fifty miles from the surface of the
41 II    |      made about twenty thousand miles in the hour.”~“That is all
42 IV    |        is at the rate of 68,000 miles per hour? Motion under such
43 VI    |       to a depth of forty-seven miles.”~“And that heat——”~“Would
44 VII   |      weight of a thread 250,000 miles long nothing?”~“As nothing.
45 X     |       did not exceed sixty-five miles, and in a medium free from
46 XII   |         seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater
47 XII   |       little more than fourteen miles. The telescope of the Rocky
48 XII   |        of which measured twelve miles.~Toward the south, the plain
49 XII   |       not more than six hundred miles. Barbicane, now perceiving
50 XIII  |        distance of five hundred miles, reduced by the glasses
51 XIII  |         at the distance of five miles. What would an aeronaut,
52 XIII  |       distance not exceeding 40 miles. Through the glasses objects
53 XIII  |        appeared to be only four miles distant.~At this point,
54 XIII  |   farther than three and a half miles off; so that, if there are
55 XIII  |     distance was reduced to 300 miles. To the left ran a line
56 XIII  |      Its circuit is forty-seven miles long and thirty-two broad.~
57 XIII  |      brought them to within two miles, less than that separating
58 XIII  |     moon by a distance of fifty miles; nor even when, at five
59 XIII  |        at less than twenty-five miles from the mountain of Gioja,
60 XIV   |        at less than twenty-five miles distance. Some seconds had
61 XIV   |        in round numbers 400,000 miles. So that invisible face
62 XIV   |        round numbers to 400,000 miles, and the heat which she
63 XIV   |      the moon—about twenty-five miles only— why the projectile
64 XIV   |    there, perhaps only some few miles off; but neither he nor
65 XV    |     force, had been within four miles of grazing the satellite’
66 XV    |      pass at least within forty miles of the earth, but they seldom
67 XV    |         distance of at most 200 miles, ought, according to Barbicane,
68 XVII  |         pole at less than forty miles off, a distance equal to
69 XVII  |         distance of twenty-four miles (reduced to four by their
70 XVII  |     them little more than three miles in breadth. In France the
71 XVII  |   circle of Cantal measures six miles across; at Ceyland the circle
72 XVII  |   circle of the island is forty miles, which is considered the
73 XVII  |       asked Nicholl.~“It is 150 miles,” replied Barbicane. “This
74 XVII  |         measure 150, 100, or 75 miles.”~“Ah! my friends,” exclaimed
75 XVII  |   mountains spread over several miles. At the bottom of the immense
76 XVII  |        at a distance of 240,000 miles! Imagine, then, its intensity
77 XVII  |        a distance of only fifty miles! Seen through this pure
78 XVII  |      occupied by a crater fifty miles broad. It assumes a slightly
79 XVIII |         the center, some twelve miles, others thirty miles broad.
80 XVIII |     twelve miles, others thirty miles broad. These brilliant trains
81 XVIII |       some places to within 600 miles of Tycho, and seemed to
82 XVIII |          after a circuit of 800 miles. Others, toward the west,
83 XIX   |        from a height of 160,000 miles, and no springs to break
84 XIX   |      pavement at a speed of 240 miles per hour. Here the projectile
85 XIX   |         with a speed of 115,200 miles per hour.~“We are lost!”
86 XX    |     near in shore, and only 200 miles from the American coast?”~“
87 XX    |         Pacific Ocean about 200 miles off the American coast,
88 XX    |         the moon to within four miles of the Rocky Mountains,
89 XX    |       long, and sentences three miles long, and then they can
90 XXI   |          Four hundred and fifty miles to cross; it was nothing
91 XXII  |    failed! Immersed nearly four miles under the ocean, this metal
92 XXIII |        at less than twenty-four miles distance had marked that
93 XXIII |        of one hundred and sixty miles in the hour. But what was
94 Not   |     fathom = 6 feet; league ~ 3 miles, but don’t know French usage
95 Not   |    leagues (French), or 238,833 miles <mean> >Would be nice to