From The Earth To The Moon / De la terre à la lune

(Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)

Fiction & Literature, Classics
Cover of the book From The Earth To The Moon / De la terre à la lune by Jules Verne, Paperless
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jules Verne ISBN: 1230000253608
Publisher: Paperless Publication: June 28, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Jules Verne
ISBN: 1230000253608
Publisher: Paperless
Publication: June 28, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

This edition contains the English translation and the original text in French.

"From the Earth to the Moon" (French: "De la terre à la lune") is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil War society of weapons aficionados, and their attempts to build an enormous sky-facing Columbiad space gun and launch three people — the Gun Club's president, his Philadelphian armor-making rival, and a French poet — in a projectile with the goal of a moon landing. The story is also notable in that Verne attempted to do some rough calculations as to the requirements for the cannon and, considering the comparative lack of any data on the subject at the time, some of his figures are surprisingly close to reality. However, his scenario turned out to be impractical for safe manned space travel since a much longer muzzle would have been required to reach escape velocity while limiting acceleration to survivable limits for the passengers. The character of Michel Ardan, the French poet in the novel, was inspired by the real-life photographer Félix Nadar.

"De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes" est un roman d'anticipation de Jules Verne, paru en 1865.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This edition contains the English translation and the original text in French.

"From the Earth to the Moon" (French: "De la terre à la lune") is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil War society of weapons aficionados, and their attempts to build an enormous sky-facing Columbiad space gun and launch three people — the Gun Club's president, his Philadelphian armor-making rival, and a French poet — in a projectile with the goal of a moon landing. The story is also notable in that Verne attempted to do some rough calculations as to the requirements for the cannon and, considering the comparative lack of any data on the subject at the time, some of his figures are surprisingly close to reality. However, his scenario turned out to be impractical for safe manned space travel since a much longer muzzle would have been required to reach escape velocity while limiting acceleration to survivable limits for the passengers. The character of Michel Ardan, the French poet in the novel, was inspired by the real-life photographer Félix Nadar.

"De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes" est un roman d'anticipation de Jules Verne, paru en 1865.

More books from Paperless

Cover of the book The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Reise nach dem Mittelpunkt der Erde / Voyage au centre de la terre by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Puckis neue Streiche (Illustrierte Ausgabe) by Jules Verne
Cover of the book THE GREAT OIL CONSPIRACY: How the U.S. Government Hid the Nazi Discovery of Abiotic Oil from the American People by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Die Steppe by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Der hinterlistige Heinrich by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Die Strafe der Faulheit by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Gesammelte Werke (Vollständige Ausgaben: Der Judenstaat, AltNeuLand, Solon in Lydien u.v.m.) by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Die Jungfern vom Bischofsberg by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Das Bad am Samstagabend by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Le Prince / Il Principe (Édition bilingue: français - italien / Edizione bilingue: francese - italiano) by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Sturmhöhe / Wuthering Heights (Zweisprachige Ausgabe: Deutsch - Englisch / Bilingual Edition: German - English) by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Der arme Heinrich by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Die Rache des Elefanten by Jules Verne
Cover of the book Gedichtsammlung by Jules Verne
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy