Chapter

 1 II  |            her mass, density, and weight; her constitution, motions,
 2 IV  |           less. Consequently, the weight of a shot will decrease,
 3 IV  |           projectile will have no weight whatever; and, if it passes
 4 VII | Elphinstone, “this will involve a weight such as——”~“My dear major,”
 5 VII |             before discussing its weight permit me to enumerate some
 6 VII |        stone shot of 1,900 pounds weight were employed. At Malta,
 7 VII |        they have lost far more in weight. Now, if we turn our efforts
 8 VII |         science, at ten times the weight of the shot of Mahomet II.
 9 VII | interrupted the major, “since the weight of a shot is proportionate
10 VII |   diameter would be of tremendous weight.”~“Yes, if it were solid,
11 VII |       more than 200,000 pounds, a weight evidently far too great.
12 VII |            I propose to give it a weight of 20,000 pounds.”~“What,
13 VII |           to have in order not to weight more than 20,000 pounds?
14 VII |     pounds; cast in aluminum, its weight will be reduced to 19,250
15 VIII|          its composition, and its weight. It is probable that we
16 VIII|           the earth, that is, the weight of the shell, we know that
17 VIII|          shell, we know that this weight will diminish in the inverse
18 VIII|     diameter of the shot, and its weight two hundred and thirty-five
19 VIII|           twenty-five feet, and a weight of 7,200,000 pounds.”~“Ridiculous!”
20 VIII|        secretary to calculate the weight of a cast-iron gun with
21 IX  |         is not increased with the weight of the shot; that is to
22 IX  |        equal to two-thirds of the weight of the projectile, this
23 IX  |        the very largest guns, the weight of the powder was reduced,
24 IX  |            to a tenth part of the weight of the shot.”~“Perfectly
25 IX  |        with one-eighth of its own weight of nitrate of potassium,
26 X   |       projectile of 30,000 pounds weight? Overwhelmed at first under
27 X   |          to crush the proposal by weight of his arguments.~He then
28 X   |   velocity a projectile of such a weight could not transcend the
29 XV  |   contained nearly 140,000 pounds weight of metal. They were all
30 XV  |       charged with 114,000 pounds weight of metal in bars disposed
31 XX  |       upon the earth, because the weight will be only one-sixth as
32 XXIV|        purpose of working it, its weight being twelve and a half
33 XXV |          break under its enormous weight? The sudden fall of such
34 III |          could bear any amount of weight, and Barbicane and his companions
35 III |           projectile owing to its weight. Poor Diana, with her head
36 IV  |           moon, on account of its weight.”~“So be it,” said Michel; “
37 V   |       lightened of a considerable weight.”~“Just so,” said Nicholl.~“
38 VI  |         of ravines, where its own weight will cause it to accumulate,
39 VI  |    Nicholl, “is that the specific weight of the body, which is certainly
40 VI  |           speed whatever be their weight or form; it is the air,
41 VI  |      creates these differences in weight. When you create a vacuum
42 VII |      weighed” almost nothing. Its weight was ever decreasing, and
43 VII |        virtue of the mere laws of weight.”~“Enough,” said Michel
44 VII |     Nicholl. “Do you consider the weight of a thread 250,000 miles
45 VIII|      leaving the earth, their own weight, that of the projectile,
46 VIII|           show this loss; for the weight destined to weight the object
47 VIII|        for the weight destined to weight the object would have lost
48 VIII|  attraction, otherwise called the weight, is in proportion to the
49 VIII|           without ever losing its weight entirely, for the terrestrial
50 VIII|          be subject to the law of weight, after allowing for the
51 VIII|          projectile would possess weight no longer. If the moon’s
52 VIII|          having lost all trace of weight, as well as all the objects
53 VIII|     longer subject to the laws of weight?~Up to this time, the travelers,
54 VIII|           wonders! they felt that weight was really wanting to their
55 VIII|           in whom nothing had any weight, and who weighed nothing
56 VIII|     neutralization of the laws of weight. Michel Ardan, always enthusiastic,
57 VIII|      could throw off some of that weight, some of that chain which
58 VIII|      could succeed in suppressing weight as they suppress pain by
59 VIII|          of his subject, “destroy weight, and no more burdens!”~“
60 VIII|            but if nothing had any weight, nothing would keep in its
61 VIII|       whose stones only adhere by weight; nor a boat, whose stability
62 VIII|           waves is only caused by weight; not even the ocean, whose
63 VIII|           from whence all laws of weight are banished, you are at
64 VIII|        see— about 5,000 pounds, a weight which you would never be
65 IX  |         an orb, it is true, where weight could only be reckoned at
66 IX  |          one sixth of terrestrial weight; a formidable fall, nevertheless,
67 IX  |          easy to handle, as their weight was now scarcely felt, was
68 IX  |      lower part, by reason of its weight, ought to be turned toward
69 IX  |        that at a nearer point the weight, predominating, would cause
70 XII |          the Selenites.”~“Why? if weight on the moon’s surface is
71 XV  |    attraction, that is to say the weight, had brought about this
72 XIX |          longer consider specific weight.”~“Very well,” cried Michel
73 XIX |      atmosphere, for the specific weight of these different objects
74 XIX |          his hand.~At that moment weight had no effect. The travelers
75 XXII|          raise it in spite of its weight, which was lessened by the
76 XXII|          weighed 19,250 pounds, a weight very inferior to that of