De la tierra a la luna
by
Jules Verne
Spnaish Book
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
April 1st 2007
by Edimat Libros
(first published 1865)
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Júlio Verne mostra nesta obra de ficção científica as suas extraordinárias ideias visionárias acerca de uma possível viagem ao astro das noites. É importante referir, que este livro foi escrito cento e quatro anos antes da chegada do Homem à Lua, e comparar as ideias de Verne ao que já sabemos hoje em dia é bastante interessante.
Da Terra à Lua é uma obra extremamente descritiva e explicativa, com bastantes teorias, quase como um livro de física e química romanceado, mas com um final,...more
Da Terra à Lua é uma obra extremamente descritiva e explicativa, com bastantes teorias, quase como um livro de física e química romanceado, mas com um final,...more
The book has a "can do" attitude, approaching engineering problems and solving them by throwing massive numbers - weights, sizes, speeds, distances. I guess it tried to catch the spirit of the time, the science optimism that everything is within reach, or will be soon.
It is funny how the author, neither engineer nor scientist, waives away ridiqulous things - the thousands Gs of acceleration are mitigated by two feet of water - less than a meter. The heating from atmospheric frict...more
It is funny how the author, neither engineer nor scientist, waives away ridiqulous things - the thousands Gs of acceleration are mitigated by two feet of water - less than a meter. The heating from atmospheric frict...more
It's difficult to try and rate or review a book that is so old and far removed from today's context, but I'll try to say a few words.
This book was a fun adventure with a playful spirit infused in the writing. If you read it out of context, with a critical eye as to plausibility, you may be sorely disappointed. The feeling of the book is not overly serious. Verne doesn't seem to take himself too seriously, as he pokes fun at American ingenuity and makes the main explorers members of ...more
This book was a fun adventure with a playful spirit infused in the writing. If you read it out of context, with a critical eye as to plausibility, you may be sorely disappointed. The feeling of the book is not overly serious. Verne doesn't seem to take himself too seriously, as he pokes fun at American ingenuity and makes the main explorers members of ...more
What a quirky little book! The synopsis sounds ridiculous by today's standards; design a 900 foot cannon to shoot a huge ball to the moon using cotton impreganted with some highly flammable substance as 'fuel' (called Pyroxite)
And yet the book is laced with good sound science that one would expect to find in a modern hard SF book! The distance to the moon is known as is its orbital velocity and details such as the apogee and perigee of the moon are figured into the itineray. Its all jolly g...more
And yet the book is laced with good sound science that one would expect to find in a modern hard SF book! The distance to the moon is known as is its orbital velocity and details such as the apogee and perigee of the moon are figured into the itineray. Its all jolly g...more
I expected this book to be fantastical, but it wasn't written that way. Jules Verne goes to lengths to add verisimilitude to the story. In fact, so many facts and stats are quoted over the course of the story, it leaves me with the impression that Verne believed the feat described in his novel to have been theoretically possible, though I can never be sure of that. Written in 1865, From the Earth to the Moon was bound to erroneous in numerous ways, but there are a few interesting things that I h...more
I think a good rule of thumb is that if a Frenchman writes a book about America, you should read it. De Tocqueville's Democracy in America is the greatest survey of American political thought, and Chevalier de Lorimier has some decent writings as well. Jules Verne's story about bored Civil War veterans who decide to build a giant cannon and shoot themselves to the moon is a wonderful picture of American optimism, energy, and silliness.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
I read the annotated version, which was very helpful for the several otherwise obscure references to the politics of the day. I was surprised that it covered only the earthside events, leaving the travelogue to a sequel entitled "Round the Moon". The vast majority of the book concerned itself (another surprise) with the actual mechanics of launching a large enough projectile, with a large enough cannon, to reach the moon. More than once the annotator reminds us how close Verne's cal...more
Da Terra à Lua foi o primeiro livro de Júlio Verne que li. Infelizmente era garoto e o livro era em BD. Na altura não achei piada nenhuma àquilo, foi presente duma avó que não sabia ler, tendo-o possivelmente confundido com algum dos meus Asterix ou Lucky Luke.
Mesmo agora, acho um dos livros mais enfadonhos do autor, mas é bastante engraçado os tripulantes serem disparados dum canhão e ainda darem a volta à Lua como se nada fosse. Brilhante o homem. :D Mesmo assim, muitas similaridad...more
Mesmo agora, acho um dos livros mais enfadonhos do autor, mas é bastante engraçado os tripulantes serem disparados dum canhão e ainda darem a volta à Lua como se nada fosse. Brilhante o homem. :D Mesmo assim, muitas similaridad...more
From the Earth to the Moon is Verne's writing at its best. Creative descriptions, coupled with formulaic calculations allow for a comprehensive understanding of the scenes that are given an even greater literary quality by the voice of the narrator. The characterizations which take place amid the rising action enrich the plot and create memorable impressions while reading. There is one part that I found saddening, but I'm not one for spoilers. That aside, I highly recommend this book for lovers ...more
A fun and funny book about a bunch of Civil War era gunnery experts who are so bored with the post-war peace that they decide to build a cannon and shoot themselves to the moon. Verne gets a bit bogged down in the details--there are pages and pages of discussion on the size and makeup of the cannon, the size of the projectile, the type of gunpowder or other substance used, the location of the cannon, etc. You wouldn't think there would be time for such elaborate descriptions in such a short bo...more
Apparently considered a poorer relation to the more famous 20,000 Leagues and Around the World in 80 Days, I found this at least as enjoyable to read. It moved along at quite a pace, and although the technical details meant that it read a bit like a maths book for a few pages early on and to some, it could be considered a bit 'Boy's Own', some amusing (by today's standards) historical facts and general action, meant that by the end, I was reading it faster and with some excitement. I wish I had ...more
I was actually reading this at the same time as Atlas Shrugged. Whenever something ridiculous or annoying happened in Atlas Shrugged, I just read some of From the Earth to the Moon to make me happy again. This is only my fourth Verne novel, but I could see myself trying to read all of his writings in my lifetime.
Now enough of my love for all things Verne, and more about this book specifically. This book did not disappoint me.
Summary: After the Civil War, the American Gun...more
Now enough of my love for all things Verne, and more about this book specifically. This book did not disappoint me.
Summary: After the Civil War, the American Gun...more
I can’t begin to tell you how much fun I had reading this book. No wait, I can. I loved reading this fictional tale of an attempt to travel to the moon in the 19th Century via cannon shot. The implausibility of this story is offset by two things:
1) The sheer entertainment value of Jules Verne’s hypothesis--the grand scope of it and the robust characters and industry it requires.
2) In the early days of the space race, the U.S. government actually spent a good deal of research ...more
1) The sheer entertainment value of Jules Verne’s hypothesis--the grand scope of it and the robust characters and industry it requires.
2) In the early days of the space race, the U.S. government actually spent a good deal of research ...more
When the unimaginably profound literary dilettantes of the 22nd Century are praising the latest stunningly-packaged edition of Chris Szklany’s “Easter Funday” (as a free give-away promotional gimmick accompanying the latest stunningly packaged edition of The Books of Snakeyf@ck) a few might wisely remark the misfortunate that the masses placed no value on this clearly important work.
With a bit of luck and a swift kick in the ass to our own contemporary methods, we might be able to...more
With a bit of luck and a swift kick in the ass to our own contemporary methods, we might be able to...more
Another wonderful book from Jules Verne. And again - uncannily prophetic. Loved the way the vehicle was called Columbiad and the calculations etc. were all frighteningly accurate. I love these books more for the science fact contained than the actually story-line and sometimes wish he'd pack in telling the story and carry on with the calculations, but then I am a bit of a nerd! Was left dangling in the end wondering what the exit strategy was, but hey, it'll keep me reading until I get to th...more
No es un mal libro, en sus tiempos debió ser toda una revolución la idea de viajar a la Luna.
El mayor disgusto que tuve al leerlo, es que para alguien que no es amante de las medidas y de los cálculos sobre cosas que no maneja bien, le será tedioso leer la gran "lista de supermercado" de los hombres que querían llevar a cabo su labor, y mucha de la lectura se va en eso, números, que para mi personalmente no representan nada, porque no estoy acostumbrada al manejo de tales m...more
El mayor disgusto que tuve al leerlo, es que para alguien que no es amante de las medidas y de los cálculos sobre cosas que no maneja bien, le será tedioso leer la gran "lista de supermercado" de los hombres que querían llevar a cabo su labor, y mucha de la lectura se va en eso, números, que para mi personalmente no representan nada, porque no estoy acostumbrada al manejo de tales m...more
I would have given it five stars but I decided I can't give those out so easily anymore so it got four. I loved the book, it was funny and interesting. It ended at a cliffhanger which isn't bad since I already have the sequel (I just have to wait until school's out to read it). Also, the only other downside is it can be a bit slow at times to read because a few chapters are simply descriptions of preparation and there isn't much dialogue in those. I would recommend it to anybody though who l...more
I've read this book a few times. It is definitely one of my favorites. I love how Verne wrote the characters, all men. Whenever they run into a problem it is solved with gesticulating and math. Which I found charming. I am also amazed at how much Verne had right about the space program many many years before there was one. Quick, entertaining read.
I found this book amusing. Not because of the writing but because it was written in 1865 about a moon voyage via a cannon. The local gun club is despondant because there are no more wars to make cannons for and their president comes up with a scheme to send a projectile to the moon. It's very creative especially for a time when moon travel wasn't even considered. In some ways the book is very boring he goes on and on about mathmaticla equations and moon rotations, the qualities of defferent ...more
The book "From the Earth to the Moon is a Good book because actually a started reading in it in my cousin house he had it and i started reading it. It have alot of good things like qualities that related to the world. I love this book because my cousin love it and because i started reading and it seems that this book is good really good.
This is one of the first science fiction books and it's eventually about space travel. Jules Verne is a seriously funny writer, harmlessly poking fun at Americans and even the French. He put so much detail about real science and incorporated it into his fiction.
The reason I didn't give it four stars was because of how slowly everything develops.
The reason I didn't give it four stars was because of how slowly everything develops.
I'm glad I had read this book but it was a bit of a chore to get through; I just found myself so bored of the logistical issues that the characters kept running into over the course of the novel. I did find certain aspects of the novel interesting though. You could read my full review on my blog: http://www.rulethewaves.net/blog/?p=3422
I was forced to read this one for school, and was throughly dissapointed. The only chapter I enjoyed was the bet one. And then I went and read "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" and thought I'd finally found a classic author I hated. I couldn't reconcile with him 'till my curiosity won over me and tried 20.000. That's the book to read.
(audio version) the gay romp through a post civil war gunshot to the moon. I wonder how much Verne knew was absolutely ludicrous. It was fun for conjecture, but in our modern day with modern science it was harder to bear.
I loved chapter 11 and the argument of Texas vs Florida.
I loved chapter 11 and the argument of Texas vs Florida.
It's hard to believe that Verne wrote this book in 1865. Considered to be the first example of modern science fiction where accurate scientific and mathematical principles are applied to the point that they take over the narrative, From the Earth to the Moon details a fictional experiment by the Baltimore Gun Club to create a canon that will launch a projectile to the moon. From the mechanical engineering to the astronomical figures, Verne uses real science to create a plausible method for rea...more
Worst Jules Verne book I've read. Too much time spent on the numbers, calculations, etc. The character Arden is one of the main redeeming factors, and there are some funny parts. But in general this is just boring. I almost couldn't finish it. I still love Jules Verne though!
This book was quite interesting, it was cool to see how Verne could write about going to the moon so long before it actually happened. It also is surpising to see how much of the science described by Verne is acutually acurate, but this was also the problem for me with this book: I like a good piece of science fiction, and I like things in those books to be explained, but the science should not be more present than the fiction and with this book it sometimes feels to me like I'm reading a scienc...more
Jules Verne's works were originally published in French, and when they were translated into the English language during the Victorian era, they were slighted by British/French rivalry-related prejudices. Verne's political views and social commentaries were edited out, and English- language historians have subsequently dismissed his works. I am looking forward to reading this version because it restores previously excised passages. The Introduction also mentions an annotated Twenty Thousand Leagu...more
Quizás la idea nos parece absurda de hacer un viaje tan simple a luna simulando el disparo de una bala; sin embargo siempre fue un adelantado a su tiempo. Llena leer la obra, estilo literario fresco y claro. Otra gran aventura que recomiendo.
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Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Journey to the Center of the Earth (written in 1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (written in 1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (written in 1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and pra...more
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