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to be similar to a huge greenhouse, and
life on Venus, maybe, accepts especially violent and intensive
the forms surpassing what we have on Earth.
– And animals on Venus are? – asked Pinch.
– If there is an oxygen, moisture, warmly, then why not to be also an animal?
– What water on Venus? – the bishop asked. Dzhilber crafty
smiled:
– It depending on for what needs. In old times the father
Kirkher was interested whether water on Venus for commission of a ceremony is good
baptisms. Unfortunately, I cannot answer this question to you
in the affirmative. In all other relations, I believe, water nothing not
differs from terrestrial.
– I do not agree with my dear colleague, – without having asked permission at
the chairman, Kinbruk began to say. Stormer tried to stop it, but
the scientist did not stop. Fortunately, in the heat of a dispute Kinbruk forgot about audience
also began to pour the terminology clear to nobody, except devoted.
Between scientists the dispute erupted. Zander listening already with impatience
interfered:
– I would ask to give us rather your resolutory data. Venus, Mars
or neither that nor other planet?
– Whether and everything is equal to you? – Stormer who did not get used that asked
somebody interfered with conducting a meeting.
– By no means not all the same, – Zander answered. – If we fly to Venus,
the minimum initial speed of flight of the rocket has to be eleven
whole the four tenth kilometer per second; if to Mars – eleven
whole six tenth. Flight to Mars occupies not less than hundred ninety
two days, to Venus – ninety seven. All calculations depending on
it change.
– But I did not tell about the third opportunity, – Dzhilber told, – about
opportunities., anywhere not to land. If you really managed
to establish that circulation of substances about which told me dear
Leo Zander, and to these you would provide yourself food on vaguely long
term, it would be the best exit. You could install in the rocket
both climate of Riviera, and lighting according to your desire, even in each cabin
different – to tastes of inhabitants. You could make attempt to land
on the planet and to depart from there if life on it is unsuitable.
In a word, you would be masters of the situation and would not depend more on Earth
and sky.
This offer, probably, was pleasant to all.
Zander grinned and asked words. Stormer strictly looked at him
and solemnly proclaimed:
– It is given the floor to the engineer Zander.
– All this discussion, – there began the engineer, – with my point of view, it seems
overdue. You are going to fly in the most near future. You hurry
me with flying away. You hurry me with completion of work. What would be if
I would design the rocket suitable for flight to Venus, and to me would be
the task to fly to Mars or to soar in space without landing is given!
It is impossible to remake the rocket, it would be necessary to build new.
– But you put several types of the rocket?
– From a bookmark before construction not one month proceeds. In ready or
almost in finished form there is only one. And if you want to fly,
on it it is also necessary to make a trip.
Stormer flushed.
– In other words, – he told, – you, without us resolved an issue about
route and in compliance with it constructed the rocket?
– Anyhow I could arrive? Really you believe that I expected
at this meeting to meet something new to me? All mentioned
I was forced to study questions in the most attentive way still to
first drawing of the rocket. All latest astronomical literature, all
last achievements of astronomy. At last, your task – to be guided
to Venus.
– If so, then I do not understand why it was necessary to invite us, —
Kinbruk quite sharply told.
– Well, at least to tell future participants of flight
some data on astronomy, – with a smile were told by Zander. And not only
for this purpose. I cannot assume all responsibility. As if
we are circumspect were, whatever precautionary measures
undertook, our travel after all is risky.
Stormer angrily began to patter fingers on a table. That for tactless
person this Zander! It is good still that it is not heard by other participants
joint-stock company. It would frighten off them.
At the word “risk” of lady Hinton and Ellen made the involuntary movement.
Zander noticed it and immediately hurried to calm women.
– And trips in the train are accompanied by risk, – he noticed. – Not
I think that flight in the rocket represented big risk. But in a case
landings to the planet us, of course, expect many surprises. And I am very much
he is grateful to professor Kinbruk who informed you in advance about
some inconveniences existing on the specified planets. In
astronomical questions your authority will be believed, certainly, more,
than me.
– But where you land us, devil take it? Forgive, the milady, for
involuntary exclamation, – Stormer told.
All waited with breathless attention that Zander will tell.
– Anywhere. I believe that to us it is the more favorable and safest exactly anywhere
not to land.
– O… a ryzhok in anything? – Marshal with bitter irony which not asked
understood.
– And therefore I also tried to create such interplanetary ship, on
which there could be a circulation of substances. The rocket will have
greenhouse in five hundred meters of length which has to give us necessary
for food vegetable products and oxygen for breath.
– To eat one wild strawberry? – asked Amelie. – I agree.
– For fans to eat more densely