Summary Of chapter 9 (The Comet l) of class 8th English
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Summary Of chapter 9 (The Comet l) of class 8th English
The beginning of the story is set on a moonless night in December when Indrani Debi’s sleep is disturbed by a cool breeze. Upon checking the pillow next to her, she realised that her husband was not there (which she was quite already aware of). Knowing that her husband is forgetful about the practical problems of living, she took his pullover, wrapped herself in a shawl and walked towards the roof. She knew her husband would be there, hobnobbing with Dibya. Dibya Chakshu or Divine Eye was the name of the eight-inch long telescope belonging to Duttada. He was quite proud of its name whereas, his wife considered the telescope as a designing woman, so she preferred calling it Dibya only. Indrani Debi gave him his pullover while telling him that he better wear it if he wished to avoid bed rest the next day.
Duttada, like any other amateur astronomer, had a secret ambition of discovering a comet. He was quite optimistic about finding one with his eight-inch long telescope even though there were professional astronomers with huge telescopes. This was because experts are generally known to be busy with pre-assigned tasks and it was quite normal for them to miss a passing comet when they were already not looking for one. Besides, Duttada was positive about discovering one that particular night as he had been seeing a faint stranger in the background of old stars. Although he was absent-minded about daily chores, he was quite meticulous in his observations. And indeed, two days later Ananda Bazar Patrika confirmed the news. Duttada had informed the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), who upon confirming, communicated the news to the entire world. As per the accepted practice of naming the comet after its founder, the comet was named Comet Dutta. This brought some unwanted attention upon Duttada, who wished upon having not discovered it at all in the first place, when he had to attend so many receptions, ceremonies and functions. Her wife, Indrani Debi wished the same but because of other reasons. According to her, comets are known to bring ill-luck and she wished that a good man like her husband was not associated with the discovery of one. However, according to Dutta, it was only a superstition and in his defence, he cited the scientific studies that found no correlation between the arrival of a comet and the calamities on earth. He was not going to be completely right.
The next scene is set in the spacious dining hall of King’s College, Cambridge where the butler gives the Provost an envelope. The Provost summons James, passes on the envelope to him and tells him that someone is waiting for him in his room. James makes his way to his sitting room and reads the note inside the envelope on the way. The note was written by John Macpherson, Defence Science Advisor, Her Majesty’s Government. The note asked him to come to London that particular night for discussions on an unavoidable matter. When James reached his room, he was greeted by Johnson, Security officer at Whitehall. Johnson was supposed to take James to London which he did in about ninety minutes. He then showed James the way to Sir John’s chambers and slipped out. Sir John came right on point and handed James a typescript. Upon realising that the typescript was the original manuscript of his findings that he had given to Nature to publish immediately, James became a little uneasy. Sir John told him that his friend, Taylor, editor of Nature showed him this before forwarding it to a professional referee. According to Sir John, if the findings were true, they should not be published. This was because it said that Comet Dutta would collide with earth, resulting in the end of life on the planet. If the news was published, it would create panic all over the world. James was of the view that suppressing it wont do any good as other experts would sooner or later arrive at the same conclusion. Sir John insisted upon exerting his powers to control the situation. They felt that more than two brains were required in finding a solution, so they decided upon calling an International Conference in complete secrecy within one week’s time. It seemed quite impossible to James but Sir John assured him and they both began discussing its details.
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The beginning of the story is set on a moonless night in December when Indrani Debi’s sleep is disturbed by a cool breeze. Upon checking the pillow next to her, she realised that her husband was not there (which she was quite already aware of). Knowing that her husband is forgetful about the practical problems of living, she took his pullover, wrapped herself in a shawl and walked towards the roof. She knew her husband would be there, hobnobbing with Dibya. Dibya Chakshu or Divine Eye was the name of the eight-inch long telescope belonging to Duttada. He was quite proud of its name whereas, his wife considered the telescope as a designing woman, so she preferred calling it Dibya only. Indrani Debi gave him his pullover while telling him that he better wear it if he wished to avoid bed rest the next day.
Duttada, like any other amateur astronomer, had a secret ambition of discovering a comet. He was quite optimistic about finding one with his eight-inch long telescope even though there were professional astronomers with huge telescopes. This was because experts are generally known to be busy with pre-assigned tasks and it was quite normal for them to miss a passing comet when they were already not looking for one.
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