Jules Verne Collection: From the Earth to the Moon (Paperback)

from bnielsen

USA, Maryland, ca 1870 Indeholder kapitlerne "1. Kanonklubben", "2. Præsident Barbicanes Meddelelse", "3. Hvilket Indtryk Barbicanes Meddelelse gjorde ", "4. Hvad man i Cambridge Observatoriet mente om Planen", "5. Kuglen", "6. Kanon- og Krudtspørgsmaalet", "7. Een Fjende imod 25 Millioner Venner...

from Goodwillbooks

According to the Introduction by Robert A. W. Lowndes, "From the Earth to the Moon" is the first story of a moon-flight using the rocket principle. The book was a success in its time, and given the incomplete publishing history I found, with the most recent edition published in 2006, is still a s...

from sf_addict

What a quirky little book! The synopsis sounds ridiculous by today's standards; design a 900 foot cannon to shoot a huge ball to the moon using cotton impreganted with some highly flammable substance as 'fuel' (called Pyroxite) And yet the book is laced with good sound science that one would expe...

from bnielsen

USA, Maryland, ca 1870 Indeholder kapitlerne "1. Kanonklubben", "2. Præsident Barbicanes Meddelelse", "3. Virkningen af Barbicanes Meddelelse", "4. Svar fra Observatoriet i Cambridge", "5. Maanens Roman", "6. Hvad man nu ikke mere kan være bekendt at være uvidende om i de Forenede Stater", "7. Hy...

from Choccy

Whoa, thank goodness I didn't read the back cover of the book, or else several fun surprises would be spoiled. Holy Verne, it's been so long since my last fix of his work. Two years perhaps. From the Earth to the Moon is light but still well written. This book was published in 1865, more than a h...