![]() ![]() ![]() To carry it out, they will use the huge cannon called Columbiad and send a kind of spaceship with the aim of crossing space and landing on the moon.Īlthough it begins with a satirical portrayal of the stereotype of the American man of the time, the novel tries to deal with scientific rigor the difficulties and problems (shape of the projectile, cannon, amount of gunpowder to be used, location of the launch, etc.) that must be solved in order to actually send an object to the moon. This project motivates the members of the Gun-Club. Impey Barbicane is the president of the Gun-Club and, once the Civil War is over, he proposes to his companions to manufacture a giant cannon to send a projectile to the moon. From the Earth to the Moon Book download in PDF, ePub & Mobi by Jules Verneįrom the Earth to the Moon is a scientific and satirical novel by Jules Verne, originally published in 1865. ![]()
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