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From the Earth to the Moon (Extraordinary Voyages)

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Verne's 1865 tale of a trip to the moon is (as you'd expect from Verne) great fun, even if bits of it now seem, in retrospect, a little strange. Our rocket ship gets shot out of a cannon? To the moon? Goodness But in other ways it's full of eerie bits of business that turned out to be very near reality: he had the cost, when you adjust for inflation, almost exactly right....more

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Published October 1st 2006 by Aegypan (first published 1863)

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Feb 19, 2013 Mike Franklin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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There are SPOILERS in this review; mostly minor, therefore I've not hidden it.

4 stars

Another very good pair of books from Jules Verne. I would treat them as a single book; I don’t know how Verne’s readers put up with 7 years between the two with the first having such a non-ending!

As expected the science in this book does not hold up, but what do you expect; the first book was written 150 years ago. In fact what is amazing is how close to being right so much of it was and how ambitious a topic th...more

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Jun 04, 2010 Leigh-ann rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Jules Verne demonstrates his wicked sense of humor in this book, where he makes fun of Americans, the French, and of course, the English. The story takes place after the end of the civil war, when members of the US social group, "The Gun Club", sit around lamenting the lack of firearms in their lives. How they miss the sounds of explosions and gunfire they say whistfully, while warming their wooden legs over the fire, scratching an itchy nose with a prosthetic hook hand, or putting a hat on over...more Jules Verne demonstrates his wicked sense of humor in this book, where he makes fun of Americans, the French, and of course, the English. The story takes place after the end of the civil war, when members of the US social group, "The Gun Club", sit around lamenting the lack of firearms in their lives. How they miss the sounds of explosions and gunfire they say whistfully, while warming their wooden legs over the fire, scratching an itchy nose with a prosthetic hook hand, or putting a hat on over their "gutta percha" cranium. Practically every member of the "Gun Club" has suffered some sort of terrible war wound, but they complain about nothing except the lack of excitement in their lives! Finally someone hits on a plan -- they'll build the world's largest rifle, fit it with a hollow bullet that can house three astronauts, and use a huge amount of gunpowder to fire the bullet/capsule to the moon. They plan to take up residence on the moon, feeling assured that it's full of oxygen, water, animals, and of course, "moon people" (called Selenites).

The story continues to be funny on a couple of levels. For the modern reader, the idea that men could be fired into space in a cast iron capsule equipped with sofas, livestock, cooking implements, etc. is hilarious. The men wear no special clothing for travel. When they need to get something out of the capsule they simply open a window and discard it, then close the window again. Even if you were reading this in the 19th century, you'd still find the book funny because the characters are so intentionally comical... I was really impresssed with Verne's humor, because I'd seen no signs of it in three of his other, more famous titles that I'd recently read.

Maybe the reason to read this book, however, is to simply see what a genius Jules Verne was. A hundred or more years before the US and Russia were attempting any sort of space travel, Verne had already worked out the basic concepts of how it would be achieved. The version of the book I read contained the original images from Verne's book, alongside the images of NASAs first real space vehicles. The large "bullet capsule" looks remarkably like the first manned rockets that were sent into orbit, and the similarities are remarkable in example after example. Verne's characters ultimately return to Earth via an ocean splashdown, too. Verne's knowledge of physics, math, and chemistry were extraordinary... the only knowledge he lacked was in the area of astronomy (and at that point in time, he wasn't the only one). His characters couldn't have survived on the moon without proper equipment and necessities like oxygen, but it's pretty easy to believe that using his designs, they may have managed to get there.

If you decide to read this title, make sure you get a copy that contains both "From the Earth to the Moon", and the sequel, "Round the Moon". You need to read both to get the complete story, and the first one ends in a cliffhanger that you won't need to endure if you have both stories bound in one edition.

I think I would have given this five stars except that the deep discussions of mathematical formulas and physics made my eyes glaze over a bit, and I admit I engaged in speed-reading when the characters went on a multi-page discussion of how to use algebra to calculate such and such, or how the trajectory of an object is affected by the mass of a nearby object, etc. Verne does love to show off his knowledge, but the story would have been more readable for the layperson if Verne didn't always try to "show his work". This was how I felt about all the detailed taxonomy in "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"... I would have enjoyed the book more if the characters weren't always delving into taxonomy.(less)

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Apr 24, 2009 Silvana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jan 13, 2013 JHoon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Simple, but strange Newton's third law; if object A exerts a force on another object B, object B also exerts the same magnitude of force on object A. Perhaps this law is how rockets work. Jules Verne, before rocket was invented, seems to know this law probably but think a bit differently. The idea was making a gigantic cannon and shooting it to travel the moon. Maybe this idea looks absurd nowadays, but even as a modern person, I think this idea was remarkable.
The book is mostly about the "prep...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Stephanie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, classic

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from watching American TV, it’s that Americans really do like their guns. Or really, anything that makes other stuff go boom. If Jules Verne’s humorous novella From the Earth to the Moon is anything to go by, this is a widely observed fact, and has been for a good deal of time now.

The novella cheekily reflects on a post-civil war environment where all the guns, munitions and artillery are lain down in the name of peace, leaving plenty of gun-totin’ American...more

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May 22, 2011 Rita rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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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, por incríve...more

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Oct 20, 2010 Nikola Tasev rated it 3 of 5 stars

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 friction is not leth...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Juan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Es difícil leer este libro y no maravillarse. No solo ante la inmensa capacidad inventiva y el amplio conocimiento (del que derivaron tantas y tan acertadas predicciones) de Julio Verne, sino ante la idea de la grandeza.

He dado una leída a algunas reseñas en esta página, y considero que muchas fallan en mencionarlo. Este libro expresa la idea de lo enorme de una manera que no cualquiera (casi nadie, me atrevo a decirlo) puede llevar a cabo.

Para mis conocidos, es más que familiar el hecho de que...more Es difícil leer este libro y no maravillarse. No solo ante la inmensa capacidad inventiva y el amplio conocimiento (del que derivaron tantas y tan acertadas predicciones) de Julio Verne, sino ante la idea de la grandeza.

He dado una leída a algunas reseñas en esta página, y considero que muchas fallan en mencionarlo. Este libro expresa la idea de lo enorme de una manera que no cualquiera (casi nadie, me atrevo a decirlo) puede llevar a cabo.

Para mis conocidos, es más que familiar el hecho de que soy increíblemente torpe para orientarme y calcular medidas. Y, con todo y eso, la manera de expresar lo difícilmente imaginable por su tamaño en De la tierra a la Luna, es suficiente para que cualquier persona pueda sopesar lo que Verne transmite.

Punto remarcable en este aspecto es el hecho de que lo enorme no se encuentra realmente en el discurso de Michel Ardan sobre las distancias, tamaños y velocidades de los astros, sino en los artefactos que, para apoyar el disparo a la Luna, se construyen en Florida y Long's Peak. En el capítulo XV, La fiesta de la fundición , se encuentra vertido uno de los dos puntos más importantes de la historia, en el que el insoportable calor de los mil doscientos hornos que se necesitaron para la creación del Columbiad puede ser percibido por el lector mismo. En el capítulo XVI, Verne enfatiza la permanencia de éste calor de la siguiente manera:

«Quince días después de verificada la fundición, subía aún al cielo un inmenso penacho de humo, y el suelo abrasaba los pies en un radio de doscientos pasos alrededor de la cima de Stone's Hill»

La otra escena que ejemplifica la grandeza de la mano del hombre es, sin duda, no el lanzamiento, (view spoiler), sino la explosión. El estruendo con el que se envía el proyectil al espacio exterior, y las consecuencias que acarrea, no es para menos.

De la Tierra a la Luna es, pues, un libro creyente en la capacidad creadora y del humano. Y un libro que, por ésta misma, demuestra que artista y artillero tienen cada cuál su parte de ambos.(less)

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Feb 21, 2013 Helmut Barro rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Dies ist ein kleiner Schritt für einen Menschen...

Es ist schon eine schlimme Sache für den Gun-Club: Der amerikanische Sezessionskrieg ist vorüber. Was sollen die ganzen ehrenwerten Herren nun mit ihren Kanonen machen? Der Ausbruch des Friedens führt die gesamte Rüstungsindustrie in die Krise. Doch der Präsident des Gun-Clubs, Impey Barbicane, will nicht die Fehler der heutigen Musik- und Verlagsindustrie vorwegnehmen und nur in der Vergangenheit leben, sondern sucht nach zukunftsträchtigen alte...more Dies ist ein kleiner Schritt für einen Menschen...

Es ist schon eine schlimme Sache für den Gun-Club: Der amerikanische Sezessionskrieg ist vorüber. Was sollen die ganzen ehrenwerten Herren nun mit ihren Kanonen machen? Der Ausbruch des Friedens führt die gesamte Rüstungsindustrie in die Krise. Doch der Präsident des Gun-Clubs, Impey Barbicane, will nicht die Fehler der heutigen Musik- und Verlagsindustrie vorwegnehmen und nur in der Vergangenheit leben, sondern sucht nach zukunftsträchtigen alternativen Einsatzmodellen für die bombigen Produkte seiner Clubmitglieder. Und er wäre nicht Präsident, wenn er nicht eine ausgesprochen amerikanische Idee hätte - wir schießen mal einfach nicht aufeinander, sondern auf den Mond!

"De la Terre à la Lune" gehört gewiss mit zu den bekanntesten Werken Jules Vernes. Gleichzeitig ist es auch seine ambitionierteste Idee, die alles andere, wie etwa in Meerestiefen zu tauchen oder Erdmittelpunkte zu erreichen in den Schatten stellt. Wie in seinen anderen Werken wird hier nie fantasiert oder wegdiskutiert, sondern jeder Fakt wissenschaftlich unterlegt, soweit, dass es stellenweise schmerzt. Die Entfernung und Bewegung des Mondes, die Menge und Beschaffenheit von Materialien, alles ist fein säuberlich recherchiert. Dass am Ende vieles davon in den Apollo-Flügen in den 1960er Jahren verblüffend ähnlich wiederverwendet wurde, wundert den Leser Vernes dann nicht mehr: Tampa in Florida als Startpunkt (nur ca. 200km entfernt vom heutigen Kennedy Space Center), leichtes Aluminium als Hauptmaterial sowie Lufterfrischungssysteme für die Raumkapsel und vieles mehr hat Verne schon vorgedacht.

Voller lakonischem Humor liest sich diese Geschichte ungemein spannend und mitreißend. Dass das Ende offen ist, und der Nachfolger Autour de la Lune natürlich direkt mitgelesen werden muss, sollte hoffentlich nicht als Spoiler bewertet werden.

Zur eBook-Aufbereitung: Beinahe 90 Anmerkungen sind als Endnoten verlinkt im Text untergebracht. Typografisch habe ich nichts auszusetzen - also eine durchweg gelungene Präsentation. (less)

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Oct 12, 2012 Alec Glazier rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thought that this was a phenomenal book. I thought that the concept was spectacular because Verne takes a very unknown setting: the moon, and creates a journey that will open up new things the world. The plot line was a bit distorted because there was a late climax in Part I when the Columbiad is launched. There is an extremely graduate fall of the falling action, as there is a unexpected "spike," as it would look like on the plot line at the end of Part II, when the Columbiad lands. Although...more

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Jan 27, 2011 Hal rated it 4 of 5 stars

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 a Gun Club....more

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Sep 17, 2011 Larry rated it 4 of 5 stars

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 good f...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Jordan rated it 3 of 5 stars

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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

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Mar 03, 2012 Jeremy Yoder rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction

Some books are more significant for their influence than their literary quality. Jules Verne's 1865 novel, From the Earth the Moon is one of the earliest examples of Science Fiction and was a direct inspiration for the 1902 Georges Méliès film, "A Trip to the Moon." However, in terms of story, Verne disrupts the narrative flow with several chapters that outline the speculative science behind the moon journey. But then, narrative flow isn't really the point with a novel like this.

Frustrated by t...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Natasha Castillo rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"Estamos en 1865. El primero de diciembre, a las once menos trece minutos, ni un segundo antes ni después, debe ser lanzado aquel inmenso proyectil... En su interior viajarán tres originales y pintorescos personajes, los tres primeros hombres que se dirigen a la Luna. Es un proyecto fabuloso que ha despertado el interés del mundo entero. Pero no es tarea fácil tener todo listo para esa fecha... Sin embargo, si esto no se logra, habrá que esperar dieciocho años y once días para que la Luna esté e...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Chad rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy

Originally posted on Examiner.com The Prescient Lunar Voyages of Jules Verne, part 1: "From the Earth to the Moon" - Fort Worth Literature | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/literature-in...

George Milies’s striking 1902 film, “Le Voyage Dans La Lune”, left an indelible impression of how we think of early science fiction. When one ponders how those old-timey folks from the early 20th century viewed space travel, it is easy to roll our eyes at the notion of that Victorian space bullet smashing...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Denise Hemphill added it

I read the one I got on my kindle, which also had the sequel, Around the Moon. The first part just left them launched into space. The sequel tells what happened then.

One thing I LOVE about Jules Verne is how his characters just throw themselves into situations for the pure adventure of it, which if they had actually done in real life they'd be dead. But in this case I think it was suppose to be kind of funny, watching these people decide ridiculous things. I was still really disturbed the whole...more I read the one I got on my kindle, which also had the sequel, Around the Moon. The first part just left them launched into space. The sequel tells what happened then.

One thing I LOVE about Jules Verne is how his characters just throw themselves into situations for the pure adventure of it, which if they had actually done in real life they'd be dead. But in this case I think it was suppose to be kind of funny, watching these people decide ridiculous things. I was still really disturbed the whole way through, at least once they decided to go IN the capsule, about how anyone could possibly be ok with launching themselves to the moon out of a cannon, in a capsule thrown together at the last minute, assuming they'll land there and take up residence, but also knowing (and with one of them feeling sure) that the moon may have no atmosphere or water. It just kind of freaked me out! But on the other hand it was part of how Jules Verne explores the whole rocket/moon/planetary science stuff that was known at the time. He got a lot of stuff right, some really close calculations and how gravity, or the lack of it, would be, how the moon looks so starkly black and white, etc. This was way before anyone had actually had a view of the moon or Earth from space, and it really must have been chilling to read it back then! He understood what the vacuum of space would do, but still had his characters open a portal to dump their trash out real quick, without being sucked out. I think a lot of what he had them do was suppose to be tongue in cheek, like that one or two would go on and on about these lengthy scientific explanations, then be like *oh if we're real quick we can dump out the dead dog and our chamber pot into space - no problem!* But in terms of the view of what the moon's history was seen to be like, orbit, etc., I love seeing what people thought things would be like on the moon in the 19th century. You can see a lot that through the characters, since they had assumed they'd be farming there, but realized once they saw the moon that they wouldn't be able to. He mentions water on the far side of the moon, but in a way that leaves it indefinite if there is or isn't any there - which of course, no one could see the far side of the moon at the time. I liked how he threw a bone to people who thought there would be water on the moon, and also made it seem like it could have been a trick of the light, so made everyone happy. And of course he goes on and on about details which may be tiring to a lot of people nowadays, but I love it because it's cute, it's like he's so enthusiastic about whatever it is he's describing and can't bear to leave any of it out! I liked the characters a lot, although if all I had to go on was from this book, I would assume that no females existed in the 19th century. Oh well such was the state of sci fi for a long time, and at least it didn't have constant descriptions of boobs.(less)

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Sep 17, 2012 Lukav rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-for-mrs-morgan, classical

From the Earth to the Moon is set in post-Civil War America, were a club of artillerymen called the, Gun Club, bored by the inaction of a peaceful country attempt to send a projectile to the moon. The members of the Gun Club face adversity at every turn, including a duel between their president, Mr. Barbicane and his arch-rival, a maker of plate armor. However the greatest challenge arises when a Frenchman requests to be put in the projectile that will go to the moon.

From the Earth to the Moon...more

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May 14, 2012 Maria A rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, 2012, to-reread

Far from being an old-fashioned novel, "From the Earth to the Moon" is a fresh and creative story, with interesting and colourful characters. There's a complex combination of science, culture, fantasy and art, with a curious "ironic" point of view. With this, it can be considered a complete novel, –a really complete novel, in fact–, that would suit from the most dreamy minds to the strict and scientific ones.
Well, it's not because of its cover that it is considered one of the best basic books f...more

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Oct 22, 2011 Coyle rated it 4 of 5 stars

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.

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Jan 04, 2013 Jeb rated it 3 of 5 stars

I like Jules Verne, and this story is fun. It has made me seriously contemplate buying a good telescope for my backyard, much like _Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea_ made me want a submarine.

But in this book, he just gets too bogged down in the details. I care little which German astronomer posited that the moon had atmosphere, or the height and coordinates of each mountain range of the moon.

With that out of the way, like I said, this story is fun, classic Verne. I would love for my daughte...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Rui rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Para um livro tão optimista que quase me fez acreditar que, de facto, seria possível enviar três homens à Lua no século XIX (trazê-los de volta já seria outra história, mas ok...se eles próprios sabiam e não se importavam, o que é que eu tenho a ver com isso)o final é bastante agridoce (com queda para o acre), pelo menos pelos padrões de Verne.
Mas não me pronuncio muito mais já que a parte realmente boa, espero eu, vem a seguir no "À Volta da Lua", ainda assim, como na altura em que isto foi es...more

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Jan 01, 2012 Richard Shepard rated it 3 of 5 stars

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 calculations wer...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Roy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: classics, science-fiction

It's interesting to read these lesser known Verne works and see what was known and unknown. For example, Verne did not know that the voyagers would be weightless almost the entire trip. Neither did he know that the acceleration he would put Hus characters through would leave them as puddles of cellular goo on the floor of the capsule.

But the speculation as to what might be found on the trip gives some insight to what popular ideas about the moon were at the time. Verne clearly knew what was to b...more

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Oct 20, 2012 Seth Kenlon rated it 5 of 5 stars

I didn't know what to expect from this book, but what I got was something mesmerizing and enlightening and historically fascinating. It's mesmerizing because the imagery and the loneliness and vastness of space is done so well. But historically it's interesting to read about how people back in Jules Verne's day imagined it might be possible to get to the moon. I'm sure Verne didn't take his own solution seriously; it is fiction, after all, but it's really interesting to read how he gets his hero...more

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Feb 05, 2012 Goncalo rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: aventura, clássico

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 similaridades com o que...more

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Dec 28, 2011 David rated it 5 of 5 stars

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

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Oct 22, 2011 Alexis Neal rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy, 100-books, sf-group

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 book...more

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Aug 03, 2011 Andrew Ives rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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

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Nov 22, 2012 Glen O'Brien rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, classic-fiction

I love early science fiction and Jules Verne is the grandaddy of the genre (I recently read "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" and it was a great read). However, with this one I had to wade through 112 pages of mostly technical and engineering detail with very little dialogue until anything like an interesting plot development occurs. It's hard to know whether the Frenchman Verne genuinely admires Civil War era American ingenuity or whether his praise is an ironic device designed to point out...more

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Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the genre of science-fiction. He is best known for his novels "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1864), "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1870), and "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1873).

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From the Earth to the Moon (Extraordinary Voyages)

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