How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
An observer gifted with an infinitely penetrating sight […] would have seen, at the chaotic period of the universe, myriads of atoms floating in space. (5.1)
From the Earth to the Moon was written during an important time in the history of science. Instead of looking to religion to provide answers to the origin of the universe, Verne looks to science. After all, the description he gives for the beginning of the universe is strikingly similar to our understanding of the Big Bang.
Quote #2
They remembered the various influences which were attributed to her by the ignorance of former ages. (6.1)
The moon plays an important role in just about every mythology; like the sun, it's always present in our lives yet fundamentally unreachable. The Gun Club—and science as a whole—seeks to change that.
Quote #3
Science reached them in every shape; it penetrated by the eyes and by the ears; it was quite impossible to be an ass—in astronomy. (6.3)
Science has finally filtered down to the masses. While it's no surprise that scientists are well-informed, it's a little more surprising that the average Joe knows about astronomy, too. Impressive. But it makes sense, too—the news of this lunar mission is sure to blow the minds of everyone who hears about it.