# Round the Moon — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Round the Moon by Jules Verne.

- [Preliminary Chapter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/preliminary-chapter.md): This chapter recaps the first part of the narrative, detailing the Gun Club's ambitious plan to send a projectile to the moon, the construction of the Columbiad, and the departure of travellers Barbicane, Nicholl, and Mi
- [From 10:20 p.m. to 10:47 p.m.](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/i-from-10-20-p-m-to-10-47-p-m.md): The three travelers—Michel Ardan, Impey Barbicane, and Captain Nicholl—enter the projectile and make final preparations for their launch to the Moon. They discuss the remaining minutes before the Columbiad is fired, adju
- [The First Half-Hour](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/ii-the-first-half-hour.md): In the first half-hour of their journey, the three travelers encounter a near-collision with an asteroid, which Barbicane identifies as a second, little-known satellite of Earth. They observe the moon with unprecedented 
- [III: Taking Possession](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/iii-taking-possession.md): The three travelers settle into life aboard the projectile, enjoying a meal and discussing their unique status as the sole inhabitants of this microcosm. They care for their dogs, Diana and Satellite, after the shock of 
- [A Little Algebra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/iv-a-little-algebra.md): Barbicane explains the algebraic formula used to calculate the projectile's initial velocity for the lunar journey, with Nicholl's assistance and Michel Ardan's humorous bewilderment. The chapter also describes the trave
- [The Temperature of Space](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/v-the-temperature-of-space.md): The travelers discover their initial velocity was miscalculated by the Cambridge Observatory, but realize they are still ascending and not falling back to Earth. They discuss the nature of space, ether, and the possibili
- [Questions and Answers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/vi-questions-and-answers.md): On December 4th, the travelers awaken over halfway through their journey. They engage in wide-ranging scientific discussions about the nature of the moon, the consequences of a sudden stop, the transformation of motion i
- [A Moment of Intoxication](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/vii-a-moment-of-intoxication.md): As the projectile approaches the moon, the three travelers experience a strange intoxication, marked by heightened emotions and rapid conversation. They debate the possibility of returning to Earth, discuss communication
- [At Seventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred and Fourteen Leagues](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/viii-at-seventy-eight-thousand-one-hundred-and-fourteen-leagues.md): The travelers experience weightlessness as they cross the neutral point of equal gravitational attraction between Earth and the Moon. They float freely, observe objects suspended in mid-air, and engage in a philosophical
- [The Consequences of Deviation](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/ix-the-consequences-of-deviation.md): Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan realize their projectile has deviated from its course toward the moon. Barbicane becomes obsessed with discovering the cause, eventually attributing it to the gravitational influence 
- [X: The Observers of the Moon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/x-the-observers-of-the-moon.md): The travelers, having realized their trajectory has been fatally altered by a chance asteroid, accept they will not land on the moon. Instead, they dedicate their remaining time to observing the lunar surface from a dist
- [Imagination and Reality](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xi-imagination-and-reality.md): The travelers study a selenographic map of the Moon, contrasting its rugged, southern-hemisphere continents and vast, dry 'seas' with Earth's geography. Michel Ardan poetically interprets the lunar seas as a 'map of life
- [XII: Orographical Details](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xii-orographical-details.md): As the projectile travels over the northern hemisphere of the Moon, Barbicane, Ardan, and Nicholl conduct detailed astronomical observations. They study the Sea of Clouds, the mountain Copernicus, and other lunar feature
- [Lunar Landscapes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xiii-lunar-landscapes.md): As the projectile approaches the moon, Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan observe the lunar surface in detail, noting its varied colors, long crevices, and harsh contrasts caused by the absence of an atmosphere. They d
- [A Night of Three Hundred and Fifty-Four Hours and a Half](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xiv-a-night-of-three-hundred-and-fifty-four-hours-and-a-half.md): The projectile grazes the moon's North Pole and plunges into absolute darkness, entering the lunar night that lasts 354 hours. The travelers, unable to see each other or the moon, must use their gas for light. Barbicane 
- [Hyperbola or Parabola](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xv-hyperbola-or-parabola.md): Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan debate the trajectory of their projectile, discussing whether it will follow a parabolic or hyperbolic curve, which would carry them indefinitely into space. Their scientific argument
- [XVI: The Southern Hemisphere](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xvi-the-southern-hemisphere.md): The projectile narrowly escapes a dangerous asteroid and continues its orbit around the moon. The travelers observe the southern lunar mountains and realize their trajectory has become an elliptical orbit, making them a 
- [XVII: Tycho](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xvii-tycho.md): The projectile passes the South Pole and reenters sunlight, allowing the travelers to observe the southern lunar region in detail. They examine the circular mountains Newton, Moret, Blancanus, Clavius, and Tycho, discuss
- [Grave Questions](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xviii-grave-questions.md): Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan debate the habitability of the moon, concluding it is currently uninhabitable but was likely inhabited in the past before its atmosphere disappeared. They also discuss the origin of T
- [A Struggle with the Impossible](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xix-a-struggle-with-the-impossible.md): Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michel Ardan realize their projectile is moving away from the moon on an elliptical orbit, heading back toward Earth. They debate whether they can modify their motion, ultimately deciding to use r
- [XX: The Soundings of the Susquehanna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xx-the-soundings-of-the-susquehanna.md): Aboard the corvette Susquehanna, Captain Blomsberry and Lieutenant Bronsfield oversee deep-sea soundings for a submarine cable project. As the crew discusses the fate of Barbicane, Nicholl, and Ardan, a young midshipman 
- [J. T. Maston Called In](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxi-j-t-maston-called-in.md): The chapter details the aftermath of the projectile's fall into the Pacific Ocean, as observed by the crew of the Susquehanna. Captain Blomsberry sends telegrams to the Gun Club and others, sparking debate about the fate
- [Picked Up](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxii-picked-up.md): The Susquehanna crew, led by J. T. Maston and Captain Blomsberry, searches the ocean for the missing projectile. After days of fruitless diving, they are about to abandon hope when a floating buoy is spotted—it is the pr
- [The End](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxiii-the-end.md): The three travelers return to Earth to a hero's welcome, embarking on a grand tour of the United States by train, celebrated by the entire nation. Their observations of the Moon are published, and the Gun Club organizes 

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