Chapter 26 Chapter 28 New Star

That night, the frightening news that everyone was waiting so impatiently, spread like Shen Lei among the states of the United States.Then it flew across the ocean along all the power lines on earth.Langfeng's giant astronomical telescope has seen the shells. The following is the report written by the director of the Cambridge Observatory.Regarding this great experiment of the Cannon Club, this report also draws scientific conclusions. Langfeng, December To the Cambridge Observatory Office Gentlemen: Messrs. Belfast and Messton had seen the shots from the Columbias at Rocky Hill at 8:47 p.m.The shells did not reach their destination.It passed quite close to the moon, so it has entered the moon's gravitational circle.

Once there, its linear motion changed to dizzying rapid circular motion, and it was tied in an elliptical orbit, becoming a true lunar satellite. The current voice is not yet sure about the nature of the burden.Its speed of motion and rotation speed are not yet known.It is now about 2,833 miles from the Moon. Regarding its future changes, two assumptions can now be made: The moon's gravitational pull finally conquered it, and the travelers reached their destination: It is fixed in an orbit that never changes, orbiting the moon until the end of the world. Subsequent observations will of course clarify this point, but the experiments of the Cannon Club have so far achieved nothing other than adding a new star to our solar system.

"Belfast How many questions were raised by this unexpected and unexpected conclusion! How many deep mysteries are left for future scientific research! Thanks to the bravery and dedication of these three individuals, the seemingly insignificant enterprise of launching a cannonball to the moon has achieved extraordinary success, and its repercussions are immeasurable. These three travelers in the upper star became, if not attaining their purpose, at least a part of the world of the Moon, and they circled the night celestial body, and for the first time human eyes glimpsed all its secrets.The names of Nicholl, Barbicane, and Michel Ardan; will forever remain in the annals of astronomy, for these three intrepid explorers, eager to expand the sphere of human knowledge, bravely Shoot yourself into space, take your own life to do the most incredible experiment of our time.

"In any case, after learning of the report of the bee; the whole world is amazed and horrified; can help these three brave inhabitants of the earth? No, no doubt, because they have gone out of the circle of human beings Now, and this circle is arranged by the Creator for the creatures on the earth. They have enough air for two months, and they have food for a year: but what about the future?... The thought of this question makes even the dullest heart thump Jumped wildly. There was only one who would not admit their despair, and only one who was confident, and that was their faithful friend as determined and courageous as they were, the righteous Maston.

He didn't take his eyes off them for a moment.Langfeng's observatory has since become his residence, and his field of vision is the reflector of the huge telescope. As soon as the moon climbs to the horizon, he surrounds it in the field of view of the reflector telescope. Not letting it go, he followed it tirelessly across the starry sky, and with infinite patience he watched the ball follow the silvery disc of the moon. Truly, the noble man had kept in touch with his friends, whom he believed he would see again one day. : "We'll keep in touch with them," he said to anyone who would listen, as long as the situation allowed, "and we'll know what's going on with them, and they'll know about us! Besides, I know, they're talented Man., what they are taking into space is a wealth of art, science and technology. With something like this, you can have what you want, we'll see, they'll get out!"