Путешествие на Луну

Attack and Riposte

           Tellme,mydearsir,doyouadmittheexistenceofvolcanoesonthemoon’ssurface?"

           "Extinct,yes!Inactivity,no!"

           "Thesevolcanoes,however,wereatonetimeinastateofactivity?"

           "True,but,astheyfurnishthemselvestheoxygennecessaryforcombustion,themerefactoftheireruptiondoesnotprovethepresenceofanatmosphere."

           "Proceedagain,then;andletussetasidethisclassofargumentsinordertocometodirectobservations.In1715theastronomersLouvilleandHalley,watchingtheeclipseofthe3rdofMay,remarkedsomeveryextraordinaryscintillations.Thesejetsoflight,rapidinnature,andoffrequentrecurrence,theyattributedtothunderstormsgeneratedinthelunaratmosphere."

           "In1715,"repliedtheunknown,"theastronomersLouvilleandHalleymistookforlunarphenomenasomewhichwerepurelyterrestrial,suchasmeteoricorotherbodieswhicharegeneratedinourownatmosphere.Thiswasthescientificexplanationatthetimeofthefacts;andthatismyanswernow."

           "Onagain,then,"repliedArdan;"Herschel,in1787,observedagreatnumberofluminouspointsonthemoon’ssurface,didhenot?"

           "Yes!butwithoutofferinganysolutionofthem.Herschelhimselfneverinferredfromthemthenecessityofalunaratmosphere.AndImayaddthatBaeerandMaedler,thetwogreatauthoritiesuponthemoon,arequiteagreedastotheentireabsenceofaironitssurface."

           Amovementwasheremanifestamongtheassemblage,whoappearedtobegrowingexcitedbytheargumentsofthissingularpersonage.

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