From the Earth to the Moon, Part 2, Chapter 2 summary
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In Chapter 2, Michel Ardan revives his companions, and observations through the windows confirm that their projectile has left Earth despite their doubts about the launch. They narrowly avoid a celestial body, study the moon and Earth, and learn why the explosion reaches none of their ears.
What happens
- Michel Ardan recovers first, lights the gas, and helps revive Nicholl and the wounded Barbicane.
- The travelers question whether they have launched, then use the stars and surrounding darkness to confirm their departure.
- Nicholl pays Barbicane nine thousand dollars for his lost bets and receives a formal receipt.
- An approaching body narrowly misses them; Barbicane identifies it as a small terrestrial satellite and uses its distance to locate them.
- The travelers observe the bright moon, then Earth's thin crescent and a display of shooting stars before falling asleep.
- Barbicane wakes his companions to explain that their projectile outruns the sound of the launch.
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