Chapter
1 II | immovable character; by no means chivalrous, yet adventurous
2 II | astronomical calculations, had, by means of a telescope brought to
3 II | brought to perfection by means of internal lighting, reduced
4 II | the sidereal world. The means of arriving thither are
5 IV | then discuss the mechanical means, and nothing should be wanting
6 VI | as a polished mirror, by means of which people could see
7 VII | to the question.”~“By all means,” replied the members, each
8 VII | for another discussion the means of producing this velocity,
9 IX | power.”~“Good; but by what means?”~“I am going to tell you,”
10 XII | certain Spaniards, not by any means the least educated, did
11 XIV | been carefully examined, by means of repeated borings, the
12 XVIII | you have some plans, some means of carrying your project
13 XIX | that distance was by no means an empty name.~“Gentlemen,”
14 XIX | in nature a diversity of means of operation oftentimes
15 XIX | several, an advantage by no means to be despised. But that
16 XX | my retarding the shock by means of rockets conveniently
17 XX | endeavoring to discover a means of evading the recoil of
18 XXIII | Light and view were given by means of four thick lenticular
19 XXIII | light were procurable by means of gas, contained in a special
20 XXIII | both easy enough to do, by means of chlorate of potassium
21 XXIII | potassium. By these two means they would be enabled to
22 XXIV | 280 feet. It was raised by means of an enormous iron crane;
23 XXV | them in their places by means of cranes placed at the
24 XXV | produced in a vacuum by means of Ruhmkorff’s apparatus,
25 XXV | electric spark, by which means this mass of gun-cotton
26 XXVI | duty of firing the gun by means of an electric spark. Thus
27 XXVIII| subject, took all necessary means to ensure the success of
28 I | to close the opening by means of a strong plate, held
29 II | to rub vigorously. This means, used with judgment, restored
30 II | embarrassed us, will give us the means of deciding what our position
31 III | replied the captain.~“Which means to say?” asked Michel Ardan.~“
32 IV | Nicholl understand what that means?”~“Of course, Michel,” replied
33 IV | asked Michel, “that by means of these hieroglyphics,
34 IV | retorted Michel.~“That means, that when our projectile
35 VII | Barbicane gravely.~“To ask for means to leave a country,” added
36 VII | difficult.”~“And how?”~“By means of meteors launched by lunar
37 IX | longer able to employ the means which had so ably weakened
38 IX | therefore give up this efficient means of deadening the shock of
39 IX | would break their fall by means of rockets properly placed.~
40 IX | and twenty seconds; which means to say, that sooner the
41 XII | favorable conditions. Indeed, by means of glasses, the above-named
42 XVII | the moon’s formation, by means of cooling, is due to violent
43 XVIII | disappearance of water by means of evaporation. At this
44 XIX | replied Barbicane, “but means fail us.”~“We cannot alter
45 XIX | a sun.~Barbicane had no means of estimating the projectile’
46 XIX | Because we have a very simple means of checking this speed which
47 XIX | use it!”~“And what is the means?”~“To use the recoil contained
48 XX | the earth.”~“And how?”~“By means of the telescope at Long’
49 XX | observing that if by these means they could receive news
50 XXI | Francisco, and consult as to the means of raising the projectile
51 XXII | throughout the entire world by means of wires and electric cables.
52 XXIII | Polar to Sirius? Will this means of locomotion allow us to
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