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Updated: May 20, 2025

It ought to be pointed directly toward the zenith of the place. 3rd. The projectile ought to be propelled with an initial velocity of 12,000 yards per second. 4th. It ought to be discharged at 10hrs. 46m. 40sec. of the 1st of December of the ensuing year. 5th.

Jules Verne - From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon