# Round the Moon — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Round the Moon by Jules Verne.

- [Preliminary Chapter](https://www.betterreads.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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.dev/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

> 19 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=round_the_moon_se_1120kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Temperature of Space](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/v-the-temperature-of-space.md)
- [Questions and Answers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/vi-questions-and-answers.md)
- [A Moment of Intoxication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/vii-a-moment-of-intoxication.md)
- [At Seventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred and Fourteen Leagues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/viii-at-seventy-eight-thousand-one-hundred-and-fourteen-leagues.md)
- [The Consequences of Deviation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/ix-the-consequences-of-deviation.md)
- [X: The Observers of the Moon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/x-the-observers-of-the-moon.md)
- [Imagination and Reality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xi-imagination-and-reality.md)
- [XII: Orographical Details](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xii-orographical-details.md)
- [Lunar Landscapes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xiii-lunar-landscapes.md)
- [A Night of Three Hundred and Fifty-Four Hours and a Half](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xiv-a-night-of-three-hundred-and-fifty-four-hours-and-a-half.md)
- [Hyperbola or Parabola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xv-hyperbola-or-parabola.md)
- [XVI: The Southern Hemisphere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xvi-the-southern-hemisphere.md)
- [XVII: Tycho](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xvii-tycho.md)
- [Grave Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xviii-grave-questions.md)
- [A Struggle with the Impossible](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xix-a-struggle-with-the-impossible.md)
- [XX: The Soundings of the Susquehanna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xx-the-soundings-of-the-susquehanna.md)
- [J. T. Maston Called In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxi-j-t-maston-called-in.md)
- [Picked Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxii-picked-up.md)
- [The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/round_the_moon_se/chapters/xxiii-the-end.md)

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