From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon
Jules Verne
1828 – 1905
ENPublic Domain
Summary
"From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1865. After the American Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club proposes an audacious plan: build a massive cannon to launch three men to the Moon. When the club's president, his rival, and a French adventurer volunteer for the journey, they must solve the problem of surviving the explosive acceleration. The projectile launches successfully, but their fate remains uncertain until the sequel reveals their voyage through space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Subjects
- Manned space flight — Fiction
- Moon — Fiction
- Science fiction
- Space flight to the moon — Fiction
- Space ships — Fiction