Путешествие на Луну
The Telescope of the Rocky Mountains
Itwasraisedbymeansofanenormousironcrane;aningeniousmechanismallowedittobeeasilyworkedtowardallthepointsoftheheavens,andtofollowthestarsfromtheonehorizontotheotherduringtheirjourneythroughtheheavens.
Ithadcost$400,000.Thefirsttimeitwasdirectedtowardthemoontheobserversevincedbothcuriosityandanxiety.Whatweretheyabouttodiscoverinthefieldofthistelescopewhichmagnifiedobjects48,000times?Wouldtheyperceivepeoples,herdsoflunaranimals,towns,lakes,seas?No!therewasnothingwhichsciencehadnotalreadydiscovered!andonallthepointsofitsdiscthevolcanicnatureofthemoonbecamedeterminablewiththeutmostprecision.
ButthetelescopeoftheRockyMountains,beforedoingitsdutytotheGunClub,renderedimmenseservicestoastronomy.Thankstoitspenetrativepower,thedepthsoftheheavensweresoundedtotheutmostextent;theapparentdiameterofagreatnumberofstarswasaccuratelymeasured;andMr.Clark,oftheCambridgestaff,resolvedtheCrabnebulainTaurus,whichthereflectorofLordRossehadneverbeenabletodecompose.
