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From the Earth to the moon
From the Earth to the moon

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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By Jules Verne • Curated US English Learning Edition

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THE TELESCOPE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
On the 20th of October in the preceding year, after the close of the subscription, the president of the Gun Club had credited the Observatory of Cambridge with the necessary sums for the construction of a gigantic optical instrument.
This instrument was designed for the purpose of rendering visible on the surface of the moon any object exceeding nine feet in diameter.
At the period when the Gun Club essayed their great experiment, such instruments had reached a high degree of perfection, and produced some magnificent results.
Two telescopes in particular, at this time, were possessed of remarkable power and of gigantic dimensions.
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From the Earth to the moon

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 20 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE TELESCOPE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
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On the 20th of October in the preceding year, after the close of the subscription, the president of the Gun Club had credited the Observatory of Cambridge with the necessary sums for the construction of a gigantic optical instrument.
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This instrument was designed for the purpose of rendering visible on the surface of the moon any object exceeding nine feet in diameter.
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At the period when the Gun Club essayed their great experiment, such instruments had reached a high degree of perfection, and produced some magnificent results.
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Two telescopes in particular, at this time, were possessed of remarkable power and of gigantic dimensions.
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instrument

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instruments

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moon

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MOUNTAINS

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October

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ROCKY

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were

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