From the Earth to the Moon: ( Illustrated ) the Complete Original Classic Novel, Unabridged Classic Edition
Author | : Jules Verne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2021-01-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798591954826 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book From the Earth to the Moon: ( Illustrated ) the Complete Original Classic Novel, Unabridged Classic Edition written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Verne's 1865 tale of a trip to the moon is (as you'd expect from Verne) great fun, even if bits of it now seem, in retrospect, a little strange. Our rocket ship gets shot out of a cannon? To the moon? Goodness! But in other ways it's full of eerie bits of business that turned out to be very near reality: he had the cost, when you adjust for inflation, almost exactly right. There are other similarities, too. Verne's cannon was named the Columbiad; the Apollo 11 command module was named Columbia. Apollo 11 had a three-person crew, just as Verne's did; and both blasted off from the American state of Florida. Even the return to earth happened in more-or-less the same place. Coincidence -- or fact!? We say you'll have to read this story yourself to judge.