From the Earth to the Moon - 16

by Jules Verne in English Science-Fiction

Chapter 16 The Columbiad Had the casting succeeded? They were reduced to mere con-jecture. There was indeed every reason to expect success, since the mould has absorbed the entire mass of the molten metal; still some considerable time must ...Read Morebefore they could arrive at any certainty upon the matter. The patience of the members of the Gun Club was sorely tried during this period of time. But they could do nothing. J. T. Maston escaped roasting by a miracle. Fifteen days after the casting an immense column of smoke was still rising in the open sky and the ground Read Less