CHAPTERXXVIII
ANEWSTAR
Thatverynight，thestartlingnewssoimpatientlyawaited，burstlikeathunderboltovertheUnitedStatesoftheUnion，andthence，dartingacrosstheocean，ranthroughallthetelegraphicwiresoftheglobe。Theprojectilehadbeendetected，thankstothegiganticreflectorofLong\'sPeak！
HereisthenotereceivedbythedirectoroftheObservatoryofCambridge。ItcontainsthescientificconclusionregardingthisgreatexperimentoftheGunClub。
LONG\'SPEAK，December12。