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Attack and Riposte

           Themeetingbegantobesomewhatfidgetyalso,forthecontestdirectedtheirattentiontothedangers,ifnottheactualimpossibilities,oftheproposedexpedition.

           "Sir,"repliedArdan’santagonist,"therearemanyandincontrovertiblereasonswhichprovetheabsenceofanatmosphereinthemoon.Imightsaythat,apriori,ifoneeverdidexist,itmusthavebeenabsorbedbytheearth;butIprefertobringforwardindisputablefacts."

           "Bringthemforwardthen,sir,asmanyasyouplease."

           "Youknow,"saidthestranger,"thatwhenanyluminousrayscrossamediumsuchastheair,theyaredeflectedoutofthestraightline;inotherwords,theyundergorefraction.Well!Whenstarsareoccultedbythemoon,theirrays,ongrazingtheedgeofherdisc,exhibitnottheleastdeviation,noroffertheslightestindicationofrefraction.Itfollows,therefore,thatthemooncannotbesurroundedbyanatmosphere.

           "Inpointoffact,"repliedArdan,"thisisyourchief,ifnotyouronlyargument;andareallyscientificmanmightbepuzzledtoanswerit.Formyself,Iwillsimplysaythatitisdefective,becauseitassumesthattheangulardiameterofthemoonhasbeencompletelydetermined,whichisnotthecase.Butletusproceed.

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