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From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon
Synopsis
From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon, by Jules Verne, was published in 1865. After the American Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club puts forward an ambitious scheme: to construct a huge cannon capable of launching three men to the Moon. The club’s president, a rival within the organization, and a French adventurer volunteer to take part in the attempt. Their main challenge is how to endure the extreme conditions created by the explosive acceleration needed for liftoff. The projectile fires and the launch succeeds, though the full outcome is left unresolved in this volume, to be clarified in the sequel.
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