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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

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"From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1865. After the American Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club proposes an audacious plan: build a massive cannon to launch three men to the Moon. When the club's president, his rival, and a French adventurer volunteer for the journey, they must solve the problem of surviving the explosive acceleration. The projectile launches successfully, but their fate remains uncertain until the sequel reveals their voyage through space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1From the Earth to the Moon3,166 chars
  2. 2FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON11,014 chars
  3. 3CHAPTER II. PRESIDENT BARBICANE’S COMMUNICATION13,039 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER III. EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION5,780 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER IV. REPLY FROM THE OBSERVATORY OF CAMBRIDGE8,970 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER V. THE ROMANCE OF THE MOON8,232 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER VI. PERMISSIVE LIMITS OF IGNORANCE AND BELIEF IN THE UNITED STATES8,357 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER VII. THE HYMN OF THE CANNON-BALL10,691 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER VIII. HISTORY OF THE CANNON7,105 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER IX. THE QUESTION OF THE POWDERS9,095 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER X. ONE ENEMY v. TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS8,406 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER XI. FLORIDA AND TEXAS8,376 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER XII. URBI ET ORBI9,546 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER XIII. STONES HILL8,368 chars
  15. 15CHAPTER XIV. PICKAXE AND TROWEL8,527 chars
  16. 16CHAPTER XV. THE FETE OF THE CASTING8,339 chars
  17. 17CHAPTER XVI. THE COLUMBIAD7,756 chars
  18. 18CHAPTER XVII. A TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH1,298 chars
  19. 19CHAPTER XVIII. THE PASSENGER OF THE ATLANTA9,988 chars
  20. 20CHAPTER XIX. A MONSTER MEETING12,732 chars
  21. 21CHAPTER XX. ATTACK AND RIPOSTE14,716 chars
  22. 22CHAPTER XXI. HOW A FRENCHMAN MANAGES AN AFFAIR13,535 chars
  23. 23CHAPTER XXII. THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES7,686 chars
  24. 24CHAPTER XXIII. THE PROJECTILE-VEHICLE5,681 chars
  25. 25CHAPTER XXIV. THE TELESCOPE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS5,520 chars
  26. 26CHAPTER XXV. FINAL DETAILS9,259 chars
  27. 27CHAPTER XXVI. FIRE!8,096 chars
  28. 28CHAPTER XXVII. FOUL WEATHER4,164 chars
  29. 29CHAPTER XXVIII. A NEW STAR3,407 chars
  30. 30ROUND THE MOON9,559 chars
  31. 31CHAPTER I. TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M.9,688 chars
  32. 32CHAPTER II. THE FIRST HALF-HOUR21,562 chars
  33. 33CHAPTER III. THEIR PLACE OF SHELTER15,986 chars
  34. 34CHAPTER IV. A LITTLE ALGEBRA9,847 chars
  35. 35CHAPTER V. THE COLD OF SPACE14,034 chars
  36. 36CHAPTER VI. QUESTION AND ANSWER12,954 chars
  37. 37CHAPTER VII. A MOMENT OF INTOXICATION16,763 chars
  38. 38CHAPTER VIII. AT SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN LEAGUES15,782 chars
  39. 39CHAPTER IX. THE CONSEQUENCES OF A DEVIATION11,195 chars
  40. 40CHAPTER X. THE OBSERVERS OF THE MOON5,814 chars
  41. 41CHAPTER XI. FANCY AND REALITY5,631 chars
  42. 42CHAPTER XII. OROGRAPHIC DETAILS12,524 chars
  43. 43CHAPTER XIII. LUNAR LANDSCAPES14,151 chars
  44. 44CHAPTER XIV. THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF15,760 chars
  45. 45CHAPTER XV. HYPERBOLA OR PARABOLA16,700 chars
  46. 46CHAPTER XVI. THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE3,908 chars
  47. 47CHAPTER XVII. TYCHO13,864 chars
  48. 48CHAPTER XVIII. GRAVE QUESTIONS12,993 chars
  49. 49CHAPTER XIX. A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE16,366 chars
  50. 50CHAPTER XX. THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA9,624 chars
  51. 51CHAPTER XXI. J. T. MASTON RECALLED12,285 chars
  52. 52CHAPTER XXII. RECOVERED FROM THE SEA13,183 chars
  53. 53CHAPTER XXIII. THE END6,503 chars
  54. 54******* Notes: Jules Verne’s “From the Earth to the Moon” and “A Trip Around It”5,315 chars