It would take nearly thirty-five years for an aeroplane, travelling at two miles a minute, to fly from the earth to Mars. It would take eighty-nine years to the sun, and twenty million years to the neaiest star; yet a wireleas signal could travel to Mars and back in less than seven minutes.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18233, 18 November 1924, Page 4
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53Untitled Press, Volume LX, Issue 18233, 18 November 1924, Page 4
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