Classics of a fantasy. A. Belyaev
spoke
about care, responsibility. We, scientists, have to have one
responsibility – before the truth. Care and courage – it is eternal
the conflicting sisters. But they are reconciled by strict mother – need. Not
whether professor Kinbruk believes that modern climate of Earth very much
promotes health and longevity of the ladies who gathered here and
gentlemen? Whether it finds that the terrestrial atmosphere now
is more favorable, than the atmosphere of Venus? Where the respectable society which gathered
at this table, risks to choke rather? As you can see, when will come
need, care forces to be courageous, forces to go
on risk.
But whether this risk is so high? Professor Kinbruk very much exaggerated. I
I do not dare to polemize with lord bishop. It, of course, is right that
to the Lord many efforts would increase if also other worlds were
are manned. But we and have enough efforts, and we will speak so far
only about them.
Stormer breathed a sigh of relief.
– Yes, I claim that Mr. Kinbruk exaggerated and sinned
against the truth. My respectable colleague missed one very important
circumstance – atmosphere density on planets. Our atmosphere
reflects more than a half of sunbeams in heavenly space. Mars
almost everything reflects them. Therefore temperature of Mars is much lower terrestrial,
what is confirmed by the last measurements and a certain size
polar ices of Mars. The atmosphere on Venus almost all beams of the Sun
rejects in heavenly space. Therefore temperature of Venus only
is a little higher, than on Earth. On Mars it is cold. But also on Earth is
cold places. Remember at least as saved once Byrd on Youzhny
pole. Saving groups made the way on catarpillars in ices
Antarctic at a frost in seventy one degrees. It is more, than in
to stratosphere. And anything. Were not afraid of a frost – saved lives. Oxygen on
Mars it is not enough. Without habit will breathe more difficult. But professor Kinbruk
did not tell about one – as losses of an organism will be considerably there
it is less. Because bodies weigh almost three times less there, than on Earth.
Mr. Pinch will easily lift one hand of the boss, respectable there
Mr. Stormer. You will feel extraordinary ease in the
body. During the walking, a raising of weights muscle work will be facilitated three times. And
means, and the need for oxygen will be less. For me is not subject
to doubt that on Mars there is vegetation. Means, can be and
animals and people, though, perhaps, and not similar to terrestrial.
– What they can be? – Amelie became interested.
– Hypothetically, proceeding from a planet environment, I can take on
courage to represent to you the Martian. As living beings
test on Mars “burden of Earth” three times smaller, it is possible that they
have also growth three times bigger. For the same reason and their muscles can
to be considerable smaller. Their legs and hands are thinner. Lack of oxygen
has to cause increase in volume of a thorax. Even at us on Earth,
as showed measurements, at inhabitants of high mountains the thorax is wider, than at
inhabitants of valleys. Mars is more ancient than Earth. Inhabitants of Mars therefore have to possess
more developed brain, and consequently, and the large volume of the head.
The lack of light has to cause increase in organs of vision. And at us
some deep-water fishes possess huge eyes. A sound in
the rarefied air extended worse. This circumstance
causes development of auditory organs.
– High, thin, with a barrel-shaped breast, the big head, huge
eyes and ears… Фи! – Amelie exclaimed.
– Everything in the world is conditional, Ms.! – Dzhilber answered. – Believe, as you,
even you, – it gallantly added, – it is probable, will not cause delight at
Martian Apollo. Yes! There is one more advantage of life on Mars,
which will be estimated especially by women. Year is almost twice longer there, than on
To the earth. And, having lived forty terrestrial years on the Martian account, you can on
to tell conscience that to you only twenty.
– And I will look twenty-year-old or forty-year-old?
– Here I find it difficult to tell it to you. I am afraid to upset, but I think that
forty-year-old. Though, maybe, and vital processes will proceed there
in a slowed-up way.
– I believe that on Mars it is not so bad. A little coldishly…
– But it is possible to live.
– Ellen! You laid a fur coat? – lady Hinton interrupted.
– And Martians will not kill us? – again asked Amelie. Lady Hinton already
glanced at it with displeasure.
– Will not kill. The biggest – will be put in the museum as rare
copies, – with a smile Dzhilber answered.
– As for Venus, – it continued, – I already told that: there not
such conditions, as on Earth. But climate, perhaps, not really pleasant. Not
I know whether fall by the Martian Adam, but on Venus was made
people, likely, strongly made angry god.
– Why you so think? – the bishop became interested.
– John Milton assures of the poem “The Lost and Returned Paradise”
lips of an angel that the axis of our Earth before Adam’s fall stood
perpendicularly to the plane of a terrestrial ecliptic and on Earth was all the year round
identical spring climate. The terrestrial axis was inclined in punishment for
fall of the first person, and climate of Earth worsened. And as
inclination of an axis of Venus bigger, than a terrestrial axis, it is necessary to make
conclusion that venerianets even more made angry god, than our primogenitors.
Venerable professor Kinbruk claims that on Venus it is perfect
there is no oxygen, and approves it on the ground that spectral
the analysis of traces of oxygen it is not revealed. It is incorrect. Physicist
The Michigan university by Artur Adel it was established that
concentration