Путешествие на Луну

           Thesetwopoints,yetobscure,aswellasothers,nodoubt,couldnotbedefinitelysettledexceptbydirectcommunicationwiththemoon.

           Regardingthedegreeofintensityofitslight,therewasnothingmoretolearnonthispoint.Itwasknownthatitis300,000timesweakerthanthatofthesun,andthatitsheathasnoappreciableeffectuponthethermometer.Astothephenomenonknownasthe"ashylight,"itisexplainednaturallybytheeffectofthetransmissionofthesolarraysfromtheearthtothemoon,whichgivetheappearanceofcompletenesstothelunardisc,whileitpresentsitselfunderthecrescentformduringitsfirstandlastphases.

           Suchwasthestateofknowledgeacquiredregardingtheearth’ssatellite,whichtheGunClubundertooktoperfectinallitsaspects,cosmographic,geological,political,andmoral.