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From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon — Jules Verne

From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon

Jules Verne

  • Fantasy
  • Book language: English
  • 282 pages

A classic scientific adventure novel by Jules Verne, consisting of From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel Round the Moon. It follows members of a Baltimore gun club as they attempt to send a projectile to the Moon, and then the passengers carried inside it. Worth listening for its inventive blend of science, speculation, and adventure.

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Opening of the book

From the Earth to the

Moon

by Jules Verne

Contents: From the Earth to the Moon

CHAPTER I. The Gun Club

CHAPTER II. President Barbicane’s Communication

CHAPTER III. Effect of the President’s Communication

CHAPTER IV. Reply From the Observatory of Cambridge

CHAPTER V. The Romance of the Moon

CHAPTER VI. The Permissive Limits of Ignorance and Belief in the

United States

CHAPTER VII. The Hymn of the Cannon-Ball

CHAPTER VIII. History of the Cannon

CHAPTER IX. The Question of the Powders

CHAPTER X. One Enemy v. Twenty-Five Millions of Friends

CHAPTER XI. Florida and Texas

CHAPTER XII. Urbi et Orbi

CHAPTER XIII. Stones Hill

CHAPTER XIV. Pickaxe and Trowel

CHAPTER XV. The Fete of the Casting

CHAPTER XVI. The Columbiad

CHAPTER XVII. A Telegraphic Dispatch

CHAPTER XVIII. The Passenger of the Atlanta

CHAPTER XIX. A Monster Meeting

CHAPTER XX. Attack and Riposte

CHAPTER XXI. How A Frenchman Manages An Affair

CHAPTER XXII. The New Citizen of the United States

CHAPTER XXIII. The Projectile-Vehicle

CHAPTER XXIV. The Telescope of the Rocky Mountains

CHAPTER XXV. Final Details

CHAPTER XXVI. Fire!

CHAPTER XXVII. Foul Weather

CHAPTER XXVIII. A New Star

Contents: Round the Moon

PRELIMINARY CHAPTER—Recapitulating the First Part of

This Work, and Serving as a Preface to the Second

CHAPTER I. From Twenty Minutes Past Ten to Forty-Seven Minutes

Past Ten P. M.

CHAPTER II. The First Half Hour

CHAPTER III. Their Place of Shelter

CHAPTER IV. A Little Algebra

CHAPTER V. The Cold of Space

CHAPTER VI. Question and Answer

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Contents

  1. From the Earth to the Moon
  2. Contents: From the Earth to the Moon
  3. Contents: Round the Moon
  4. FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON
  5. CHAPTER I. THE GUN CLUB
  6. CHAPTER II. PRESIDENT BARBICANE’S COMMUNICATION
  7. CHAPTER III. EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION
  8. CHAPTER IV. REPLY FROM THE OBSERVATORY OF CAMBRIDGE
  9. CHAPTER V. THE ROMANCE OF THE MOON
  10. CHAPTER VI. PERMISSIVE LIMITS OF IGNORANCE AND BELIEF IN THE UNITED STATES
  11. CHAPTER VII. THE HYMN OF THE CANNON-BALL
  12. CHAPTER VIII. HISTORY OF THE CANNON
  13. CHAPTER IX. THE QUESTION OF THE POWDERS
  14. CHAPTER X. ONE ENEMY v. TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS
  15. CHAPTER XI. FLORIDA AND TEXAS
  16. CHAPTER XII. URBI ET ORBI
  17. CHAPTER XIII. STONES HILL
  18. CHAPTER XIV. PICKAXE AND TROWEL
  19. CHAPTER XV. THE FETE OF THE CASTING
  20. CHAPTER XVI. THE COLUMBIAD
  21. CHAPTER XVII. A TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH
  22. CHAPTER XVIII. THE PASSENGER OF THE ATLANTA
  23. CHAPTER XIX. A MONSTER MEETING
  24. CHAPTER XX. ATTACK AND RIPOSTE
  25. CHAPTER XXI. HOW A FRENCHMAN MANAGES AN AFFAIR
  26. CHAPTER XXII. THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES
  27. CHAPTER XXIII. THE PROJECTILE-VEHICLE
  28. CHAPTER XXIV. THE TELESCOPE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
  29. CHAPTER XXV. FINAL DETAILS
  30. CHAPTER XXVI. FIRE!

and 28 more chapters

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