THE MOON-VOYAGE. CONTAINING "FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON," AND "ROUND THE MOON." BY JULES VERNE, AUTHOR OF "TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA," "AMONG THE CANNIBALS," ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY HENRY AUSTIN. * * * * * CONTENTS. "FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON." I. THE GUN CLUB II. PRESIDENT BARBICANE'S COMMUNICATION III. EFFECT OF PRESIDENT BARBICANE'S COMMUNICATION IV. ANSWER FROM THE CAMBRIDGE OBSERVATORY V. THE ROMANCE OF THE MOON VI. WHAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE AND WHAT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO BE BELIEVED IN THE UNITED STATES VII. THE HYMN OF THE CANNON-BALL VIII. HISTORY OF THE CANNON IX. THE QUESTION OF POWDERS X. ONE ENEMY AGAINST TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS XI. FLORIDA AND TEXAS XII. "URBI ET ORBI" XIII. STONY HILL XIV. PICKAXE AND TROWEL XV. THE CEREMONY OF THE CASTING XVI. THE COLUMBIAD XVII. A TELEGRAM XVIII. THE PASSENGER OF THE ATLANTA XIX. A MEETING XX. THRUST AND PARRY XXI. HOW A FRENCHMAN SETTLES AN AFFAIR XXII. THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES XXIII. THE PROJECTILE COMPARTMENT XXIV. THE TELESCOPE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS XXV. FINAL DETAILS XXVI. FIRE XXVII. CLOUDY WEATHER XXVIII. A NEW STAR * * * * * "ROUND THE MOON." PRELIMINARY CHAPTER. CONTAINING A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE FIRST PART OF THIS WORK TO SERVE AS PREFACE TO THE SECOND I. FROM 10.20 P.M. TO 10.47 P.M. II. THE FIRST HALF-HOUR III. TAKING POSSESSION IV. A LITTLE ALGEBRA V. THE TEMPERATURE OF SPACE VI. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VII. A MOMENT OF INTOXICATION VIII. AT SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN LEAGUES IX. THE CONSEQUENCES OF DEVIATION X. THE OBSERVERS OF THE MOON XI. IMAGINATION AND REALITY XII. OROGRAPHICAL DETAILS XIII. LUNAR LANDSCAPES XIV. A NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF XV. HYPERBOLA OR PARABOLA XVI. THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE XVII. TYCHO XVIII. GRAVE QUESTIONS XIX. A STRUGGLE WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE XX. THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA XXI. J.T. MASTON CALLED IN XXII. PICKED UP XXIII. THE END * * * * * FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON. * * * * * CHAPTER I. THE GUN CLUB. During the Federal war in the United States a new and very influential club was established in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. It is well known with what energy the military instinct was developed amongst that nation of shipowners, shopkeepers, and mechanics. Mere tradesmen jumped their counters to become extempore captains, colonels, and generals without having passed the Military School at West Point; they soon rivalled their colleagues of the old continent, and, like them, gained victories by dint of lavishing bullets, millions, and men.