The Comet - 2 Summary
The discussions between Sir John MacPherson and James Forsyth ended. By the time Sir John dropped James at his hotel, it was already 1 o'clock in the afternoon. It was so late that there was hardly any crowd outside.
There was to be a conference of scientists and Sir John was responsible for its organization. At the conference, all enlisted experts were present. Manoj Dutt was a special invitee to John and was also present there.
The duration of this conference was one week and it took place in complete secrecy. First, experts made sure to check James' calculations over and over again. In addition, the latest observations of comets also occurred.
The scientists concluded that there was no way the Earth could survive the direct collision of the comet. In addition, there was little possibility that the comet could touch the Earth's atmosphere. In that case, there will not be a total loss of life and property.
There was a rejection of defensive measures by scientists. Rather, his decision was to take objectionable action. This idea was to distract the comet. Furthermore, this was possible with nuclear power.
Sir John was skeptical about the project. His idea was to delay buying Christmas presents until 15 December. Only then it will be certain whether the threat has any effect or not.
When Dutt returned to Calcutta, he was highly respected by the people. In addition, an organization of yajna was performed by Indrani Debi, his wife, so that the priests could bless Dutt. Dattadas was skeptical of this religious ceremony and considered it just a superstition.
Dutt kept in touch with Sir John after his return. They also became good friends. Sir John gave the signal to Dutt regarding the Project Light Brigade.
Comet Dutta was approaching the earth without any weakness. Dutt was unable to share his concern about the comet with anyone. He was regularly chasing comets and was now visible to the naked eye.
There was an expression of trust from Sir John when he spoke of buying Christmas presents. On 15 December, Comet Dutta was only 80,000 kilometers away. Many people stared at it but were unaware of its danger.
Dutt thought of the utterance of Yajna mantras from his grandson. He also thought about scientists at the conference. In addition, he thought of two contrasting pictures — one of the rational and the other of superstition. He finds the gap between the rational and the superstitious very large.
Comet-II shows us humans' ability to manage nature by acknowledging the gap between rational and superstitious people.
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