Re: Tonight's Final Jeopardy clue

On 6/3/25 3:57 PM, Robert Carnegie wrote:

On 03/06/2025 00:40, Tony Nance wrote:

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Category: Science Fiction
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Clue: Referring to what's wrongly believed to be a meteorite, "The Falling Star" is the title of Chapter 2 of this 1898 novel.
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The answer is below in rot13[1], though I believe the vast majority of you already know it.
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One contestant was correct (and jumped from 2nd to 1st).
One contestant was incorrect (and fell from 1st to 2nd).
The third contestant finished the second round in the red, and so was not eligible for Final Jeopardy.
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Tony
[1] Jne bs gur jbeyqf ol ut jryyf

 "Falling star" is not an appropriate term in modern
understanding.  At the same time, where you will find
a meteorite is lying on the ground.  (The meteorite
is lying on the ground.  Whether you are is up to you.)
 If that's a star, then your idea of a star
disagrees with modern understanding. 

Um...did you expect a book published in 1898 to align with modern understanding?
Not sure what you're aiming at here.
Tony
However,

I think the planets and perhaps the Moon have
been considered as "stars" at some time.
 To be fair, "meteor" isn't quite appropriate.
 I've checked this book at the Project Gutenberg
Web site, whose interface seems to me to have
changed recently to include a big "Read Now" button.
That m-word isn't used too wrongly in most cases,
with "fallen meteorite" as the exception.  By
definition, a meteorite has fallen.  It is a meteor
which fell.