Chapter
1 Pre | nearest distance from the earth, which is exactly 86,410
2 Pre | perpendicularly into the earth. Third, that the charge
3 I | they were leaving on the earth. The two dogs, destined
4 I | minutes to remain on the earth.”~“Twenty-six minutes thirteen
5 I | habits of the dogs of the earth! That will do honor to the
6 II | rise it had fallen upon the earth, or even in the Gulf of
7 II | all sounds coming from the earth. But one circumstance struck
8 II | most direct windows, the earth or the moon by the upper
9 II | not fallen back upon the earth; no, nor are we submerged
10 II | darkness heaped up between the earth and us!”~“Hurrah! hurrah!”
11 II | projectile had left the earth, for the soil, brilliantly
12 II | the travelers had left the earth.~“I have lost,” said Nicholl.~“
13 II | which was turned to the earth, was very bright. One might
14 II | describe an orbit round the earth, which would intersect the
15 II | might precipitate it to earth; or, lastly, it might be
16 II | which the attraction of the earth has retained as a satellite.”~“
17 II | exclaimed Michel Ardan; “the earth then has two moons like
18 II | that the inhabitants of the earth cannot see it. It was by
19 II | its revolution around the earth in three hours and twenty
20 II | pitiful globe called the earth.”~“I should think so,” replied
21 II | journey.~In its motion the earth’s satellite was insensibly
22 II | from some spot upon the earth; but its light was developed
23 II | platinum mirror. Of the earth flying from under their
24 II | to it. I wish to see the earth once more before it is quite
25 II | allow them to observe the earth direct. The disc, which
26 II | he exclaimed, “and the earth?”~“The earth?” said Barbicane. “
27 II | exclaimed, “and the earth?”~“The earth?” said Barbicane. “There
28 II | time we shall reach it, the earth will be new, and will only
29 II | utter darkness.”~“That the earth?” repeated Michel Ardan,
30 II | Barbicane was correct. The earth, with respect to the projectile,
31 II | fire. At this period the earth was in its perihelion, and
32 II | preferred thinking that the earth was thus saluting the departure
33 II | those last hours passed upon earth, reaction was inevitable.~“
34 III | spot to sleep in? On the earth, houses, towns, cottages,
35 III | the travelers watched the earth and the moon attentively.
36 III | the moon attentively. The earth was now only discernible
37 III | we did not start when the earth was full, that is to say,
38 III | seen those poles of the earth on which the eye of man
39 III | replied Barbicane; “but if the earth had been full, the moon
40 III | drank to the union of the earth and her satellite.~And,
41 III | orbit makes with that of the earth.~“The sun!” exclaimed Michel
42 III | conical shadow which the earth leaves in space extends
43 III | three stars, the sun, the earth, and the moon, are all in
44 III | Michel Ardan. “With a little earth spread on our aluminum planet
45 III | distance they were from the earth, the magnetic pole could
46 III | interesting to see whether the earth’s satellite submitted like
47 III | it would have been on the earth’s surface, thanks to the
48 III | silvery cord; it was the earth! Here and there nebulous
49 III | which forms a day upon the earth, closed with a plentiful
50 IV | setting of the sun upon the earth.~The travelers’ sleep was
51 IV | What inhabitant of the earth perceives its speed, which,
52 IV | distance from the center of the earth to the center of the moon,
53 IV | moon, of the radius of the earth, of its bulk, and of the
54 IV | between the moon and the earth in considering their motion
55 IV | shall fall back upon the earth!”~
56 V | projectile’s distance from the earth. He watched him anxiously.~“
57 V | 50,000 leagues from the earth. We have passed the point
58 V | which gravitates round the earth at more than 2,000 leagues’
59 V | years before those of the earth, for we cannot doubt that
60 V | to communicate with the earth? why have they not launched
61 V | less than on that of the earth, which would allow a projectile
62 V | years before man appeared on earth.”~“And the projectile— where
63 V | period when the crust of the earth was not yet hardened.”~“
64 V | might it not happen that the earth might move away from it?”~“
65 V | not know that in 1861 the earth passed through the tail
66 V | wandering star, and the earth, becoming its satellite,
67 V | calculated that, had our earth been carried along in its
68 VI | Now when they observed the earth through the lower window,
69 VI | next day, at midnight, the earth would be new, at the very
70 VI | exactly as they do to us upon earth. As to the moon, she was
71 VI | what would happen if the earth’s motion were to stop suddenly?”~“
72 VI | that is a way of ending the earth which will greatly simplify
73 VI | simplify things.”~“And if the earth fell upon the sun?” asked
74 VI | heat intercepted by the earth is but a billionth part
75 VI | rather curious to have the earth for our moon, to see it
76 VI | orbs are on a line, the earth being in the middle. But
77 VI | partial, during which the earth, cast like a screen upon
78 VI | of the shadow cast by the earth extend beyond the moon?”~“
79 VI | distance from the moon to the earth being sixty terrestrial
80 VI | ancestors inhabited the earth before the moon became her
81 VI | bring it so near to the earth that it will be held there
82 VI | Nicholl, “Before becoming the earth’s satellite, could not the
83 VII | if they reposed on solid earth.~“Do you know, my friends,”
84 VII | ether takes the place of earth. You see the accusing body
85 VII | meteor from the moon to the earth, and there is not one volcano
86 VII | exchanged telegrams with the earth?”~“The deuce!” answered
87 VII | if we do not return to earth, J. T. Maston will be able
88 VII | projectiles between the earth and the moon! Hurrah for
89 VIII | the moment of leaving the earth, their own weight, that
90 VIII | Hence this effect: If the earth had been alone in space,
91 VIII | it got farther from the earth, but without ever losing
92 VIII | being traced between the earth and the moon. As it distanced
93 VIII | moon. As it distanced the earth, the terrestrial attraction
94 VIII | longer. If the moon’s and the earth’s densities had been equal,
95 VIII | 78,514 leagues from the earth. At this point, a body having
96 VIII | would turn its cone to the earth, and fall with ever-increasing
97 VIII | progress we should make if on earth we could throw off some
98 VIII | that in order to fly on the earth’s surface, to keep oneself
99 VIII | is much less than on the earth.”~“The moon?”~“Yes, the
100 VIII | six times less than on the earth, a phenomenon easy to prove.”~“
101 VIII | little less than that of the earth; but do not venture into
102 VIII | would fall back upon the earth after some minutes.”~“That
103 VIII | weighing 70,000 pounds on the earth would weigh but 1,920 pounds
104 IX | certainly not return to earth; it would certainly not
105 IX | as an aeronaut sees the earth from his car.~This replacing
106 IX | possible— the return to the earth, the return to the moon,
107 X | than are the inhabitants of earth with their powerful telescopes.~
108 X | small end turned toward the earth. Indeed the moon, liquid
109 X | within the attraction of the earth, it became elongated under
110 X | which is never seen from the earth. This alteration in the
111 X | Representatives of the earth, of humanity, past and present,
112 X | than 2,000 leagues from the earth. But then, at a distance
113 XI | followed for that of the Earth and Mars, the continents
114 XI | oceans; but again, as on earth, these seas occupy the greater
115 XII | is quite visible from the earth; and astronomers can study
116 XII | six times less than on the earth?” said Michel.~“But if the
117 XIII | to this distance from the earth, distinguish on its surface?
118 XIII | conveniently studied from the earth, between the last quarter
119 XIII | conditions from those on the earth, and also very inferior
120 XIII | penetrate. That which on earth is called diffusion of light,
121 XIV | long night any view of the earth so beautifully lit up. In
122 XIV | this were the case with the earth— if, for example, Europe
123 XIV | the moon opposite to the earth, a face which is ever invisible
124 XIV | opposite horizon. It is the earth, which is thirteen times
125 XIV | diminutive moon that we know— the earth which developes itself at
126 XIV | atmospheric strata— the earth which only disappears at
127 XIV | moon is full, or on the earth when the moon is new.”~“
128 XIV | for the two faces, for the earth’s light is evidently deprived
129 XIV | between the sun and the earth. It follows, then, considering
130 XIV | twice her distance from the earth; and that distance may be
131 XIV | separates the sun from the earth, or in round numbers 400,
132 XIV | the sun with regard to the earth. The distance separating
133 XIV | the interposition of the earth between the moon and the
134 XV | the day called upon the earth the 6th of December? Very
135 XV | aerolite does not fall to the earth; it is only a small proportion
136 XV | within forty miles of the earth, but they seldom fall upon
137 XV | never again meet either the earth or the moon.~What would
138 XV | instead we should see the earth, which would be full. And
139 XVII | From this point, had the earth been at the full, Barbicane
140 XVII | Barbicane should see the earth again, his notes will bear
141 XVII | light of the sun and the earth cannot break. Mythologists
142 XVII | mountains, of which the earth possesses no sample. They
143 XVII | that the inhabitants of the earth can see it without glasses,
144 XVIII| moon must be older than the earth?”~“No!” said Barbicane decidedly, “
145 XVIII| proves this. The moon and the earth were nothing but gaseous
146 XVIII| at that period when the earth was still fluid?”~“Just
147 XVIII| been a satellite of the earth?”~“And who can say,” exclaimed
148 XVIII| did not exist before the earth?”~Their imaginations carried
149 XVIII| succeed each other on the earth. Besides, even without these
150 XVIII| fate is in store for the earth?”~“Most probably.”~“But
151 XVIII| diminution of temperature the earth undergoes in the lapse of
152 XVIII| fantastical form of the earth’s satellite, there soon
153 XIX | base was now turned to the earth.~This change, which Barbicane
154 XIX | the moon turns hers to the earth? That was a difficult point.~
155 XIX | where the influences of the earth and its satellite are neutralized.~
156 XIX | nothing was to be seen. The earth was but a day old, having
157 XIX | tint which is seen from the earth. The other part of the nimbus
158 XIX | it gravitates. When the earth is nearest the sun she is
159 XIX | moon, she is nearest to the earth in her perigee, and farthest
160 XIX | turning its base toward the earth. It is probable that at
161 XIX | times recollections of the earth crossed their minds. They
162 XIX | to the moon?”~“On to the earth!”~“The devil!” exclaimed
163 XIX | projectile must strike the earth with a speed equal to that
164 XIX | projectile must strike the earth with a speed of 115,200
165 XX | graphic communication with the earth.”~“And how?”~“By means of
166 XX | were allowed, half of the earth’s inhabitants would emigrate
167 XXI | projectile had fallen on the earth, its place of meeting with
168 XXI | the rotary motion of the earth) between the 41° and the
169 XXI | Well!”~“Has fallen to the earth!”~Another cry, this time
170 XXIII| would be if he came back to earth. To see them first, and
171 XXIII| of the travelers to the earth, the slightest detail of
172 XXIII| world, inhabited before the earth. The moon is that, a world
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