. St. Nicholas [serial]. Natureand Science OjssJKa I noticed how valuable was some water by moonlight, reflecting the light with a faint glimmering sheen, as in the springof the year. The water shines with an inward light, like a heaven on earth. — Thoreau. EARTHS NEAREST NEIGHBOR-THE MOON. How would you like to take a trip to themoon ? It would be a long journey, takingmore than six months, if you went with thespeed of an express train ; or if you traveledwith the swiftness of a ball froma modern cannon, it would takeabout as long as a trip acrossthe Atlantic in a fast average a
. St. Nicholas [serial]. Natureand Science OjssJKa I noticed how valuable was some water by moonlight, reflecting the light with a faint glimmering sheen, as in the springof the year. The water shines with an inward light, like a heaven on earth. — Thoreau. EARTHS NEAREST NEIGHBOR-THE MOON. How would you like to take a trip to themoon ? It would be a long journey, takingmore than six months, if you went with thespeed of an express train ; or if you traveledwith the swiftness of a ball froma modern cannon, it would takeabout as long as a trip acrossthe Atlantic in a fast average atmosphericconditions, a large telescopegives us a view of the moon asit would be without the tele-scope at a distance of eighthundred miles from us. The necessary outfit for thejourney must be much moreextensive than for any trip onthe earth, even the trip to theNorth Pole/ There will be nochance to live off the coun-try. In addition to warmclothing and food, you mustcarry with you all you need to
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