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From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne (1865)
After the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club decides to fire a projectile at the Moon — and three men volunteer to ride inside it. Verne's remarkably prophetic novel predicted the Apollo program with uncanny accuracy.
Historical Significance:
Published in 1865, Verne's novel predicted: the launch site in Florida (near Cape Canaveral), a crew of three Americans, the use of a cannon-like launch system, weightlessness in space, a splashdown in th...
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After the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club decides to fire a projectile at the Moon — and three men volunteer to ride inside it. Verne's remarkably prophetic novel predicted the Apollo program with uncanny accuracy.
Historical Significance:
Published in 1865, Verne's novel predicted: the launch site in Florida (near Cape Canaveral), a crew of three Americans, the use of a cannon-like launch system, weightlessness in space, a splashdown in th...
Read free on BoingyBooks: https://boingybooks.com/marketplace/product.php?id=217
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