EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 19 MIN
Round the Moon Chapter 8 - At Seventy-eight Thousand Five Hundred and Fourteen Leagues
from The Jules Verne Library · host Jules Verne
In which the travellers experience an unanticipated intoxication caused by an excess of oxygen, leading to curious reflections on its stimulating effects, and subsequently discover the fascinating phenomenon of weightlessness as they near a point where Earth’s and the Moon’s attractions balance. They muse with lively imagination on the consequences of altered gravity and their impending arrival upon the lunar surface, contrasting earthly heaviness with the playful lightness awaiting them beyond.
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In which the travellers experience an unanticipated intoxication caused by an excess of oxygen, leading to curious reflections on its stimulating effects, and subsequently discover the fascinating phenomenon of weightlessness as they near a point where Earth’s and the Moon’s attractions balance. They muse with lively imagination on the consequences of altered gravity and their impending arrival upon the lunar surface, contrasting earthly heaviness with the playful lightness awaiting them beyond.
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Round the Moon Chapter 8 - At Seventy-eight Thousand Five Hundred and Fourteen Leagues
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