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

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

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The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.
The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.
It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.
The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.
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From the Earth to the moon

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 32 of From the Earth to the moon is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.
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The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.
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It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.
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The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.
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a

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

able

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

across

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

advanced

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

altitude

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

an

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

and

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

as

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

at

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

Barbicane

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

bearing

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

been

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

before

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

but

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

by

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

carefully

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

central

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

companions

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

conditions

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

course

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

DETAILS

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From this reading OROGRAPHIC DETAILS

deviation

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

diminish

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

distance

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

equator

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

estimated

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

far

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

favorable

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

fifty

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

from

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

greater

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

had

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

have

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

hemisphere

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

his

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

hundred

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

irremediable

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

it

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

latitude

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

length

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

little

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

lunar

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

map

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

midnight

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

miles

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

moon

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

moon's

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

most

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

nearer

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

North

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

northern

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

not

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

observe

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

of

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

on

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

OROGRAPHIC

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From this reading OROGRAPHIC DETAILS

parallel

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

past

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

point

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

Pole

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

projectile

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

radius

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

remarked

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

seven

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

struck

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

subject

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

taken

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

tenth

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

than

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

that

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

The

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

their

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

then

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From this reading It was past midnight; and Barbicane then estimated the distance at seven hundred and fifty miles, which was a little greater than the length of the lunar radius, and which would diminish as it advanced nearer to the North Pole.

they

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

to

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

toward

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

travelers

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

two

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

under

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From this reading The projectile was then not at the altitude of the equator; but across the tenth parallel, and from that latitude, carefully taken on the map to the pole, Barbicane and his two companions were able to observe the moon under the most favorable conditions.

was

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

we

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From this reading The course taken by the projectile, as we have before remarked, was bearing it toward the moon’s northern hemisphere.

were

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

which

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.

would

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From this reading The travelers were far from the central point which they would have struck, had their course not been subject to an irremediable deviation.