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"
Well
,
then
,
what
do
you
propose
to
do
?
"
asked
the
general
.
"
Would
you
give
your
projectile
a
diameter
of
sixty
feet
?
"
"
Not
so
.
"
"
Do
you
intend
,
then
,
to
increase
the
luminous
power
of
the
moon
?
"
"
Exactly
so
.
If
I
can
succeed
in
diminishing
the
density
of
the
atmosphere
through
which
the
moon
's
light
has
to
travel
I
shall
have
rendered
her
light
more
intense
.
To
effect
that
object
it
will
be
enough
to
establish
a
telescope
on
some
elevated
mountain
.
That
is
what
we
will
do
.
"
"
I
give
it
up
,
"
answered
the
major
.
"
You
have
such
a
way
of
simplifying
things
.
And
what
enlargement
do
you
expect
to
obtain
in
this
way
?
"
"
One
of
48,000
times
,
which
should
bring
the
moon
within
an
apparent
distance
of
five
miles
;
and
,
in
order
to
be
visible
,
objects
need
not
have
a
diameter
of
more
than
nine
feet
.
"
"
So
,
then
,
"
cried
J.
T.
Maston
,
"
our
projectile
need
not
be
more
than
nine
feet
in
diameter
.
"
"
Let
me
observe
,
however
,
"
interrupted
Major
Elphinstone
,
"
this
will
involve
a
weight
such
as
--
--
"
"
My
dear
major
,
"
replied
Barbicane
,
"
before
discussing
its
weight
permit
me
to
enumerate
some
of
the
marvels
which
our
ancestors
have
achieved
in
this
respect
.
I
do
n't
mean
to
pretend
that
the
science
of
gunnery
has
not
advanced
,
but
it
is
as
well
to
bear
in
mind
that
during
the
middle
ages
they
obtained
results
more
surprising
,
I
will
venture
to
say
,
than
ours
.
For
instance
,
during
the
siege
of
Constantinople
by
Mahomet
II
.
,
in
1453
,
stone
shot
of
1,900
pounds
weight
were
employed
.
At
Malta
,
in
the
time
of
the
knights
,
there
was
a
gun
of
the
fortress
of
St.
Elmo
which
threw
a
projectile
weighing
2,500
pounds
.
And
,
now
,
what
is
the
extent
of
what
we
have
seen
ourselves
?
Armstrong
guns
discharging
shot
of
500
pounds
,
and
the
Rodman
guns
projectiles
of
half
a
ton
!
It
seems
,
then
,
that
if
projectiles
have
gained
in
range
,
they
have
lost
far
more
in
weight
.
Now
,
if
we
turn
our
efforts
in
that
direction
,
we
ought
to
arrive
,
with
the
progress
on
science
,
at
ten
times
the
weight
of
the
shot
of
Mahomet
II
.
and
the
Knights
of
Malta
.
"
"
Clearly
,
"
replied
the
major
;
"
but
what
metal
do
you
calculate
upon
employing
?
"
