Chapter
1 II | fortune as a timber merchant. Being nominated director of artillery
2 II | French. ‘Every intelligent being,’ said the geometrician, ‘
3 II | figure; and, a communication being thus once established, it
4 III | director to alter his playbill. Being a sensible man, he bowed
5 IV | The preceding remarks being admitted, the cannon ought
6 VI | radius to the moon. On doubts being expressed as to the correctness
7 VI | distinct motions, the first being that of rotation upon her
8 VI | upon her axis, the second being that of revolution round
9 VI | while these principles were being rapidly disseminated many
10 VI | the solar heat; only, on being reminded that comets have
11 VI | of future generations on being apprised that, according
12 VIII | shot weighing 20,000 pounds being launched into space; they
13 VIII | powder employed, the latter being limited only by the resisting
14 VIII | sandwiches.~On the discussion being renewed, “Gentlemen,” said
15 IX | the length of the cannon being settled, what would be the
16 IX | litres of gas. This gas, on being liberated and acted upon
17 X | cannon-shot was pretty near being afraid of it; that artillerists
18 XI | smaller territory, boasted of being much more densely populated
19 XI | hinted that, the enterprise being essentially American, it
20 XI | Town.”~This decision, on being made known, utterly crushed
21 XII | undertook, despite of the matter being a purely American affair,
22 XII | foreign subscriptions were being eagerly taken up. Certain
23 XIV | carefully laid aside as being valuable for serving the
24 XV | presented a length of two miles. Being all constructed on the same
25 XV | deposits. So long before being forwarded to Tampa Town,
26 XV | and I should prefer its being done privately. At the discharge
27 XVI | machines, the rubbish on being dug out was rapidly carted
28 XVIII | a Frenchman. What human being would ever have conceived
29 XVIII | professing to be a reasonable being, offered to take passage
30 XVIII | however, remained. Did such a being exist? This telegram flashed
31 XVIII | therefore, and on silence being procured, a citizen put
32 XVIII | Barbicane; both, moreover, being equally enterprising and
33 XIX | expression, and must end by being reduced to zero.”~The assembly,
34 XIX | sixty atmospheres without being crushed; that several aquatic
35 XIX | gain a hearing. On silence being restored, the triumphant
36 XX | that he was on the point of being involved in a struggle with
37 XXI | contract of this duel was being discussed by the president
38 XXI | this snare was no human being, but a venomous spider,
39 XXI | either killing Barbicane or being killed by him.”~“Barbicane!”
40 XXI | fully understand his idea of being killed himself in order
41 XXII | placed in the chamber. On being fired, the projectile rose
42 XXIV | of working it, its weight being twelve and a half tons.~
43 XXV | him.~At last, Providence being propitious, this wonderful
44 XXV | Captain Nicholl’s third bet being thus lost. It remained now
45 XXV | instrument case.~The travelers being desirous of examing the
46 XXV | provisions still remained; it being necessary to provide against
47 XXV | water enough for two months, being confident, from astronomical
48 XXV | their lunar expedition.~All being ready at last, it remained
49 XXVII | trustworthy observations being made.~On the 7th the sky
50 XXVIII| projectile. The proposition being accepted, the shape of the
51 I | tackle belonging to the crane being hauled from outside, the
52 I | During this time, Ardan, not being able to keep still, turned
53 I | admire you the more for not being able to understand you.”~“
54 II | course, as that its face being opposite the moon, it was
55 II | place by bolts. The screws being undone, and the bolts let
56 IV | themselves perfectly stationary, being shut up in the projectile;
57 V | which is, the Selenites, being older than we, are wiser,
58 VI | are on a line, the earth being in the middle. But they
59 VI | from the moon to the earth being sixty terrestrial radii,
60 VI | fail, Michel, your density being less than that of the projectile,
61 VII | like an avalanche, and not being squirrels we should not
62 VII | it failed in its aim, and being carried beyond the disc
63 VII | Michel, “what I regret is not being able to take a walk outside.
64 VIII | projectile’s course was being traced between the earth
65 VIII | remain immovable forever, being attracted equally by both
66 VIII | equally by both orbs, and not being drawn more toward one than
67 VIII | reasonings. They felt themselves being carried into the domain
68 VIII | equal attraction, its base, being the heavier, will draw it
69 VIII | atmosphere, whose atoms, being no longer held in their
70 IX | fitted without trouble, it being only a matter of bolts and
71 IX | opening while they were being precipitated perpendicularly
72 IX | Barbicane, a phlegmatic being like Nicholl, or an audacious
73 IX | shall soon see. Since we are being borne along in space we
74 X | originally a perfect sphere; but being soon drawn within the attraction
75 XII | horizon without the projectile being sufficiently near to allow
76 XIV | hurrahs. The bold travelers being borne away into gloomy space,
77 XIV | nearing, the disc? Was it being borne in that profound darkness
78 XIV | the solar rays, was then being lost in utter darkness.
79 XV | exactly. Half an hour after being sighted, this luminous point
80 XV | seemed as though they were being precipitated toward an abyss
81 XVI | angular diameter of the moon being so little when compared
82 XVII | The elliptical curve was being rigidly carried out.~At
83 XVII | image of death, without its being possible even to say that
84 XVII | details of the soil were being lost in a confused jumble.
85 XX | been lighted, and steam was being got up. The Susquehanna
86 XXII | the operation was far from being certain. How great were
87 XXII | against them, the projectile being 20,000 feet under the water!
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