the international astronomical congresses and finishing aristocratic
salons, at it prepared different styles and methods of a statement
material. “It is necessary to be at loss for words on ears, – laughing, he said in a circle
friends. – Not any word will get into the ear aggravated by diamond
earrings”.
– Lady and gentlemen! – there began Kinbruk and made a pause, once again
checking mood of audience. – Responsibility of the task assigned on
us, forces to be especially careful. I frankly have to tell,
that our scientific knowledge about whether there can be a person on others
planets, are very incomplete, limited. My scientific colleagues assume,
that in solar system there are two planets available for
human existence, is Mars and Venus. Alas, I cannot
to divide with them this confidence. In comparison with our Earth the planet
Mars receives twice less light and heat. If you landed on
Mars, that Sun would seem to you rather small disk.
The Martian day would seem you twilight of Earth. You would suffer from
cold weather. Perhaps, you would pine from thirst because on Mars it is not enough
waters. In eternal cold you would wander about fruitless sandy deserts
continents and to hollows of the dried-up seas. However, I doubt that wandered
.You just would choke with a lack of oxygen. It there very much
it is not enough.
If you want to present even more clearly living conditions on Mars, I will bring
to you such example. The highest of the mountain tops, known on Earth, Everest
rises by eight thousand eight hundred eighty two meters. Ours
the English climbers, the best in the world, could reach only height
eight thousand six hundred four meters. Any expedition did not reach to
tops. Ice-covered steep slopes of mountains, furious mountain wind, a frost – everything was
it is overcome. But people receded before a lack of oxygen. They
choked. With the lowered atmosphere pressure blood went from ears. Everyone
the movement was torture.
As the person at height of two Everestov – has to feel on
to height of sixteen kilometers above sea level? Such mountains do not exist
on Earth. But tried to rise by similar height in open gondolas
stratosphere balloons. Brave aero navigators perished from suffocation already at height
to ten – twelve kilometers. On Mars air is as rarefied, as over
The earth at the height of sixteen kilometers. And there it is also cold. Even still
more cold. At disembarkation to Mars you would be expected by really terrible destiny.
– I do not fly to Mars! – resolutely lady Hinton told.
– There is Venus, – the astronomer continued. – Venus is located closer to
To the sun, than Earth. But on Venus, milords and the lady, absolutely not
oxygen…
– It still needs to be proved! – the second astronomer noticed, without lifting
heads.
– To my respectable colleague professor Dzhilber it will be provided
an opportunity to state the theories, – Kinbruk continued, having flashed points in
party of the opponent. – I claim: on the basis of the last scientific
data, are not found in the atmosphere of Venus also an oxygen trace. Anything, who
would dare to land on Venus, the destiny of a mouse under glass waits
cap from which air is extorted.
– Incorrect comparison. Even if on Venus there is also no oxygen, air
there nevertheless is, – Dzhilber did not restrain again.
– Ives that and in other case an outcome one – death from suffocation, – objected
Kinburk.
Lady Hinton removed a cup.
– I do not fly also to Venus.
– So. And other planets? – Stormer asked.
– About them out of the question. On Mercury you alive would burn down from
heats, other planets, on the contrary, are too cold; they are too far from
Sun, heat source.
– In a word, we have no place to land? – Stormer asked.
– Yes. In all solar system, in the whole Universe one Earth
it is adapted for human life.
– What will quite be coordinated with the Scripture! – the bishop exclaimed.
– In the Bible it is told that the Lord created Earth for dwelling
the person, and the Sun, the Moon and stars for lighting of Earth. I cannot
to assume that life could exist on other planets that on
them reasonable beings lived. It would bring chaos in all our
religious representations. Really god created not one Adam, but tens
and hundreds of thousands on different planets? And whether there was a fall on one
To the earth or and on other planets? And whether it was necessary to a God’s window
to reincarnate, descend repeatedly in an image of the person on different
planets to die and revive to expiate an original sin? Absurdity!
Heresy! If even on other planet we could also exist that
it is impossible whether we have the right to leave Earth? It is told in the Writing:
“The earth of an esa and to the earth of an otydesha”. To the earth, but not to some Mars! Ours
ashes have to be based in our earth!
– I will not treat anywhere! – lady Hinton declared.
Stormer impatiently fidgeted on a chair. This speech of the bishop could harmfully
to affect affairs of the company. Still professor Kinbruk spoiled business by the
performance. Who could expect such dirty trick? Once he paid! And
here still the bishop with the inappropriate sermon…
– You terminated, professor Kinbruk? It is given the floor to professor
To Dzhilber!
Dzhilber raised the face inclined over a table.
Gray-haired, old, with a big nose, the drooped moustaches and young people,
derisive eyes, the astronomer Dzhilber started talking unexpectedly thin
voice.
“Chirps as a canary!” – Amelie thought.
– “Platon to me the friend, but the truth is dearer!” –