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1 0, Int | frankly impossible. The earth and a comet are brought
2 0, Int | Little, useful tracts of earth are picked up and, as it
3 0, Int | into collision with the earth, we can conceive two scientifically
4 0, Int | to be, we can imagine our earth self-protective and possibly
5 0, Int | the universe beyond our earth, the actual knowledge so
6 I, III | tender tale.”~ “What on earth ails my master?” muttered
7 I, IV | deafening crash; that the earth groaned as though the whole
8 I, IV | ordinary distance from the earth?~Whence came it that a new
9 I, IV | tremendous in effect upon earth, sky, and sea?~Was it possible
10 I, V | important modification of the earth’s rotation on her axis.~
11 I, V | orderly; “though heaven and earth be topsy-turvy, I must be
12 I, V | rapidity, and alighted upon the earth without experiencing a shock
13 I, V | southern hemisphere. Yet the earth, with the exception of the
14 I, V | at a single stride. The earth seemed as elastic as the
15 I, V | gave place to night, and earth, sea, and sky were immediately
16 I, VI | undeniable proof that the earth was revolving on a new axis;
17 I, VI | shifted very much nearer the earth, she could never give a
18 I, VI | returned to the face of the earth was not more profound than
19 I, VI | shed his radiance upon the earth.~But these last fears were
20 I, VII | altered inclination of the earth’s axis with regard to the
21 I, VII | column of air above the earth’s surface had become reduced
22 I, VII | increasing, as though the earth were gradually and continuously
23 I, VII | question that the axis of the earth indefinitely prolonged could
24 I, VII | to the opinion that the earth’s axis had been suddenly
25 I, VII | moon, her distance from the earth must have been increased
26 I, VII | suspect that it was not the earth’s satellite at all, but
27 I, VII | its approximation to the earth. Taking up the powerful
28 I, VII | interior to the orbit of the earth, because it accompanied
29 I, VIII | that if the axis of the earth, as everything seemed to
30 I, VIII | change of manner in the earth’s rotation on her axis,
31 I, VIII | conclusive demonstration that the earth had thus suddenly approximated
32 I, VIII | would therefore be that the earth’s distance from the sun
33 I, VIII | just equilibrium of the earth had thus been destroyed,
34 I, VIII | three times faster than the earth goes round the sun,—yet
35 I, VIII | within the orbit of the earth, Venus rotating at an average
36 I, VIII | conclusion that, as the earth was now receiving about
37 I, VIII | the measure in which the earth must have approximated to
38 I, VIII | 6,000,000 miles from the earth.~“And a very safe distance,
39 I, VIII | and more obvious that the earth, on her new orbit, was about
40 I, VIII | Throughout this time the earth had been making a perceptible
41 I, VIII | than that received by the earth; its glacial and its torrid
42 I, VIII | between that planet and the earth had become reduced to between
43 I, VIII | Two days more, and the earth, shivered into a myriad
44 I, IX | owing to the increase in the earth’s convexity, and the consequent
45 I, IX | disappeared, and that the earth had been in imminent hazard
46 I, IX | to any alteration in the earth’s orbit was a question which
47 I, X | diminution in the force of the earth’s attraction rendering the
48 I, X | since the 1st of January the earth has been moving in a new
49 I, X | no fear of that, sir. The earth has undoubtedly entered
50 I, X | If, as you suppose, the earth is being drawn on so as
51 I, X | in that case, indeed, the earth would rush onwards towards
52 I, X | captain: that since the earth entered her new orbit half
53 I, X | absorbed into the bowels of the earth.~Captain Servadac, with
54 I, XI | that the very bowels of the earth must have yawned and closed
55 I, XI | that had overwhelmed the earth.~On the 9th of February
56 I, XII | attributed to the change in the earth’s orbit was a question that
57 I, XII | the orbit of Venus, the earth must now have receded so
58 I, XII | these phenomena was that the earth had been projected into
59 I, XII | the configuration of the earth itself, to permit much attention
60 I, XIII | altered rotation of the earth, and her projection upon
61 I, XIII | force of attraction at the earth’s surface was so considerable
62 I, XV | and thirty degrees of the earth’s circuit had vanished utterly.~
63 I, XV | drew from the round of the earth being completed in 1 ,400
64 I, XV | 400 miles, was that the earth’s diameter had been reduced
65 I, XV | has been detached from the earth; that it has carried with
66 I, XV | with it an envelope of the earth’s atmosphere, and that it
67 I, XV | the proper orbit of the earth.”~The hypothesis was plausible;
68 I, XV | is that a fragment of the earth, comprising the Mediterranean
69 I, XV | might be that a mass of the earth on being detached would
70 I, XV | hypothesis that a fragment of the earth has been precipitated into
71 I, XV | traveling twice as fast as the earth, which moves at the rate
72 I, XVI | night as at the poles of the earth, but the rays of the sun
73 I, XVII | known to lie exterior to the earth’s orbit, but almost concentric
74 I, XVII | when she found that the earth did not shake any more,
75 I, XVII | it a portion of the old earth’s atmosphere, why should
76 I, XIX | World entirely. Of the whole earth, nothing remains except
77 I, XX | times the distance of the earth at the remotest section
78 I, XXI | winter temperature of the earth.~The only discontented spirit
79 I, XXI | become detached from the earth, he scanned the horizon
80 I, XXII | she been faithless to the earth? and had she now approached
81 I, XXII | Lieutenant Procope; “the earth is millions and millions
82 I, XXII | that tore us away from the earth have torn away the moon
83 I, XXII | Gallia than the moon to the earth, its superficies was hardly
84 I, XXIII| they were from their mother earth, and not unlikely, as it
85 I, XXIII| the polar winters of the earth, which ordinarily are affected
86 II, I | would again approach the earth?~The only intelligible words
87 II, I | conjectured that a fragment of the earth had been chipped off by
88 II, I | formed by a fracture of the earth’s surface, seemed to fall
89 II, I | clear as daylight that the earth and this comet have been
90 II, I | by the attraction of the earth.”~“Plausible enough,” answered
91 II, I | into collision with the earth, and that the violence of
92 II, II | collision; my comet grazed the earth; and the bits of the earth
93 II, II | earth; and the bits of the earth which you have named were
94 II, III | the rotatory axis of the earth had been subject to some
95 II, III | representation that the earth had been grazed by an unknown
96 II, III | astounding rapidity towards the earth.~These elements were:~l.
97 II, III | that a collision with the earth was possible, but he soon
98 II, III | the comet would strike the earth somewhere to the south of
99 II, III | that I was still upon the earth. No! the earth, attended
100 II, III | upon the earth. No! the earth, attended by her moon, continued
101 II, III | remained in adhesion to the earth; and in neither of these
102 II, III | Although the orbit of the earth was unaltered,” continued
103 II, III | came in contact with the earth; that on the 10th of January
104 II, III | how he accounted for the earth having suffered so little
105 II, III | answered Rosette: “the earth was traveling at the rate
106 II, III | glass. It has crossed the earth without cracking it.”~“It
107 II, III | It is fortunate that the earth was only touched obliquely;
108 II, III | all be back again upon the earth.~“Are you in a great hurry?”
109 II, III | coincide with the plane of the earth?”~“Yes.”~“Then it must be
110 II, III | Saturn, it will return to the earth again in two years precisely.”~“
111 II, III | shock, Gallia will meet the earth at the same point as they
112 II, III | should never return to the earth again!”~
113 II, IV | the form of the retreating earth, to the proximity of which
114 II, IV | the polar regions of the earth; the sky was always clear;
115 II, IV | millions of miles away from the earth, where he had carried on
116 II, IV | chances of returning to the earth might be remote, yet from
117 II, IV | years, and would meet the earth, which would in the same
118 II, IV | between the comet and the earth; and in the same degree
119 II, IV | one-sixteenth of the diameter of the earth.”~Raising his voice, he
120 II, IV | times less than that of the earth.”~“Pretty little comet!
121 II, IV | 000 times less than the earth,” observed the lieutenant.~“
122 II, IV | further remarked that from the earth he supposed it to be about
123 II, V | comet would again touch the earth? But whatever might be their
124 II, V | average distance of the earth from the sun. It was traveling
125 II, V | about the same speed as the earth, which traverses the ecliptic
126 II, V | that at the surface of the earth. Secondly, its mass, that
127 II, V | from its weight upon the earth; the attraction, as we have
128 II, V | the difference between the earth’s attraction and the comet’
129 II, V | find at the poles of the earth?”~“Fortunately for us, however,
130 II, VI | force of attraction. On the earth it would have registered
131 II, VII | kilogramme weight from the earth, and since both these articles
132 II, VII | mean that if we were on the earth, and I were to hang the
133 II, VII | one-seventh of what it is upon the earth!”~“Interesting!” cried Servadac, “
134 II, VII | one-seventh of what it is upon the earth, and shall consequently
135 II, VII | double the density of the earth, which we know is only five
136 II, VII | had the advantage over the earth.~Nothing further now remained
137 II, VII | Taking the attraction on the earth as 1, that on Mercury is
138 II, VII | substance not unknown upon the earth.” And speaking very slowly,
139 II, VII | ever become attached to the earth, might it not bring about
140 II, VIII | since its collision with the earth, the comet had been continuously
141 II, VIII | permit any junction with the earth. The occurrence of any one
142 II, VIII | desire to return to the earth, it would be only the first
143 II, VIII | mark with regard to the earth, indifferent whether it
144 II, VIII | mean distance between the earth and the sun; on the 16th,
145 II, VIII | as great as that of the earth; his volume is 1,387 times,
146 II, VIII | a quarter of that of the earth, and only a third of that
147 II, VIII | times as rapid as on the earth, causing the polar compression
148 II, VIII | of that received by the earth, the average distance from
149 II, VIII | of 139,212,000 miles. The earth, 91,430,000 miles from the
150 II, VIII | has been evolved from the earth.”~Servadac listened attentively.
151 II, VIII | mins to the orbit of the earth, with which that of Gallia
152 II, VIII | not ordinarily visible on earth without the aid of a somewhat
153 II, VIII | were not going back to the earth again. The greatest satisfaction
154 II, VIII | that we had parted from the earth for ever.”~“I trust from
155 II, VIII | astronomical congress on the earth, he would be just as incapable
156 II, VIII | and as their return to the earth appeared to them to become
157 II, VIII | come in contact with the earth.~“Only let us escape Jupiter,”
158 II, VIII | into collision with the earth.~
159 II, IX | will take us back to the earth!”~“And we shall see Montmartre
160 II, IX | single hour, in that hour the earth would have already traveled
161 II, IX | they got back again to the earth; bills from his Excellency
162 II, X | separated Saturn from the earth.~To get any information
163 II, X | was made aware that the earth would be invisible to the
164 II, X | was indispensable that the earth should remain in sight,
165 II, X | luminary bestows upon the earth. On consulting their books
166 II, X | 735 times larger than the earth, consequently he is smaller
167 II, X | 90 times greater than the earth, which gives him a density
168 II, X | looking thence towards the earth, he would be a spectator
169 II, XI | when Gallia returned to the earth, the total of its little
170 II, XI | our fellow-creatures upon earth, a day that awakens afresh
171 II, XI | into collision with the earth have by this time been accurately
172 II, XI | been done likewise on the earth, where, beyond a question,
173 II, XI | to the inhabitants of the earth, who could by no means be
174 II, XI | happy return to our Mother Earth,” must fairly have startled
175 II, XII | of the atmosphere of the earth, and beneath the coating
176 II, XII | before its collision with the earth had possessed no atmosphere,
177 II, XIII | send them back to Mother Earth less ignorant than they
178 II, XIII | expectation of reunion with the earth—”~And seeing a cloud gathering
179 II, XIII | since by astronomers on the earth. It was about as unlucky
180 II, XIII | heavens, and every evening the earth assumed a greater magnitude
181 II, XIV | when we arrive back at the earth?”~“Not much fear, Ben Zoof,
182 II, XIV | great from the sun as the earth from the sun, so that the
183 II, XIV | anticipated collision with the earth, and wondering whether any
184 II, XIV | coming into contact with the earth, at the settled time, might
185 II, XIV | course, is on her way to the earth. I told you so. But that
186 II, XV | before the collision with the earth was to be expected. The
187 II, XV | that Gallia approached the earth, the more a sort of reserve
188 II, XV | happen if, on their return to earth, the handsome Madame de
189 II, XV | Ceuta, on its return to earth, may not occupy a grand
190 II, XV | between the comet and the earth, adding that, as there was
191 II, XV | we are no longer on the earth, although we expect to come
192 II, XVI | whether the inhabitants of the earth had fared so fortunately,
193 II, XVI | between this comet and the earth. The inquiry that we have
194 II, XVI | prevent the comet and the earth from knocking against each
195 II, XVI | before: she may graze the earth; she may, or she may not,
196 II, XVI | carry off a portion of the earth’s atmosphere and substance,
197 II, XVI | comet straight on to the earth, to which it would become
198 II, XVI | Procope, “that the mass of the earth is comparatively so large
199 II, XVI | into collision with the earth? It may be the equator,
200 II, XVI | resident impinges on the earth, it stands to reason that
201 II, XVI | amalgamate with that of the earth, and that a balloon whirled
202 II, XVI | hurry to get back to the earth, there need be no concern
203 II, XVI | astronomer.~Meanwhile, the earth’s disc was daily increasing
204 II, XVI | their last ties to Mother Earth had been broken; the ships
205 II, XVII | again to approach to the earth, were all questions that
206 II, XVII | expected coincidence with the earth altogether.~Although he
207 II, XVII | coming into contact with the earth, the professor would have
208 II, XVII | chance of getting back to the earth. Gallia has nothing to do
209 II, XVII | is not going back to the earth?” asked the professor, with
210 II, XVII | the captain.~“No; on the earth.”~“The earth! Pshaw! You
211 II, XVII | No; on the earth.”~“The earth! Pshaw! You know we shall
212 II, XVII | velocity is changed.”~“On the earth,” repeated the professor,
213 II, XVII | Trash!” cried Ben Zoof. “The earth will be too far off!”~“Not
214 II, XVII | A poet he had left the earth, and a poet he must return.~
215 II, XVII | buoyant than that of the earth, but no difficulty in ascending
216 II, XVII | 4,000,000 miles from the earth; and this interval was being
217 II, XVII | an hour, the speed of the earth being about 70,000 miles,
218 II, XVII | some communication to the earth.~When every one, except
219 II, XVIII| this vague aspect of the earth soon developed itself into
220 II, XVIII| map, the surface of the earth appeared as though modelled
221 II, XVIII| whole configuration of the earth is clear.~“Europe! Russia!
222 II, XVIII| unstirred by the approaching earth was Palmyrin Rosette. Leaning
223 II, XVIII| continued to gaze upon the earth with an eagerness that almost
224 II, XVIII| in its contact with the earth, there would be a break
225 II, XVIII| between the comet and the earth!~The calculated time of
226 II, XVIII| Gallia would merely graze the earth, as it had done before;
227 II, XVIII| of the fragments of the earth it had carried off, the
228 II, XVIII| The glowing expanse of the earth’s disc seemed like a vast
229 II, XVIII| one found himself upon the earth again. They could not explain
230 II, XVIII| swoon they had left the earth, and in a similar swoon
231 II, XVIII| comet had merely grazed the earth, and was traversing the
232 II, XIX | had been returned to the earth at the very identical spot
233 II, XIX | said the captain.~“Where on earth have you been to all this
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