Voyage To The Moon

Author : Cyrano de Bergerac
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664635013

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A Voyage to the Moon by Cyrano de Bergerac Pdf

"A Voyage to the Moon" by Cyrano de Bergerac (translated by Archibald Lovell). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Marjorie Hope Nicolson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Interplanetary voyages
ISBN : UOM:39015001513780

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Voyages to the Moon by Marjorie Hope Nicolson Pdf

Author : Geoffrey Bowman
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781496228260

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A Long Voyage to the Moon by Geoffrey Bowman Pdf

As command module pilot of Apollo 17, the last crewed flight to the moon, Ron Evans combined precision flying and painstaking geological observation with moments of delight and enthusiasm. On his way to the launchpad, he literally jumped for joy in his spacesuit. Emerging from the command module to conduct his crucial spacewalk, he exclaimed, "Hot diggity dog!" and waved a greeting to his family. As a patriotic American in charge of command module America, Evans was nicknamed "Captain America" by his fellow crew members. Born in 1933 in St. Francis, Kansas, Evans distinguished himself academically and athletically in school, earned degrees in electrical engineering and aeronautical engineering, and became a naval aviator and a combat flight instructor. He was one of the few astronauts who served in combat during the Vietnam War, flying more than a hundred missions off the deck of the USS Ticonderoga, the same aircraft carrier that would recover him and his fellow astronauts after the splashdown of Apollo 17. Evans's astronaut career spans the Apollo missions and beyond. He served on the support crews for 1, 7, and 11 and on the Apollo 14 backup crew before being selected for Apollo 17 and flying on the final moon mission in 1972. He next trained with Soviet cosmonauts as backup command module pilot for the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission and carried out early work on the space shuttle program. Evans then left NASA to pursue a business career. He died suddenly in 1990 at the age of fifty-six.

Author : Matthew Solomon
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781438435824

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Fantastic Voyages of the Cinematic Imagination by Matthew Solomon Pdf

"Best moving pictures I ever saw." Thus did one Vaudeville theater manager describe Georges Méliès's A Trip to the Moon [Le Voyage dans la lune], after it was screened for enthusiastic audiences in October 1902. Cinema's first true blockbuster, A Trip to the Moon still inspires such superlatives and continues to be widely viewed on DVD, on the Internet, and in countless film courses. In Fantastic Voyages of the Cinematic Imagination, leading film scholars examine Méliès's landmark film in detail, demonstrating its many crucial connecions to literature, popular culture, and visual culture of the time, as well as its long "afterlife" in more recent films, television, and music videos. Together, these essays make clear that Méliès was not only a major filmmaker but also a key figure in the emergence of modern spectacle and the birth of the modern cinematic imagination, and by bringing interdisciplinary methodologies of early cinema studies to bear on A Trip to the Moon, the contributors also open up much larger questions about aesthetics, media, and modernity. In his introduction, Matthew Solomon traces the convoluted provenance of the film's multiple versions and its key place in the historiography of cinema, and an appendix contains a useful dossier of primary-source documents that contextualize the film's production, along with translations of two major articles written by Méliès himself.

Author : H.G. Wells
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141921068

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The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells Pdf

When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find - a world of freezing nights, boiling days and sinister alien life, on which they may be trapped forever.

Author : James Donovan
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0316341789

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Shoot for the Moon by James Donovan Pdf

Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story "the best book on Apollo": this inspiring and intimate ode to ingenuity celebrates one of the most daring feats in human history. When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at the computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out . . . On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements -- and a triumph of the American spirit -- the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Set amid the tensions and upheaval of the sixties and the Cold War, Shoot for the Moon is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility -- when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems -- James Donovan tells the whole story. Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is "a powerfully written and irresistible celebration" of one of humankind's most extraordinary accomplishments (Booklist, starred review).

Author : Levi Lusko
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780785252870

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The Last Supper on the Moon by Levi Lusko Pdf

If there are places in your heart and corners of your mind that feel just as deep and dark and inaccessible as outer space, this book is for you. Fight as you may, unearthing the happiness and fulfillment you long for can feel nearly impossible. In Psalm 8 David urges us to consider the heavens, to look up at the night sky. Doing so will help you discover fundamental truths about God. Namely, that—even though his love for you is as beyond comprehension as the farthest corners of the universe—through his Son, you can grab hold of it, and it has the power to transform your inner space. Bestselling author Levi Lusko shares how you can: learn that life is not about “finding yourself” but discovering who Jesus is believe that God’s love and forgiveness is grander than even your greatest failure buck the mundane of everyday life and start dreaming again Embark on an adventure tracing the words and wonders of Jesus on his trek to the cross. Let The Last Supper on the Moon compel you to live with a more profound sense of purpose and a grander view of Jesus, and set you on a trajectory to life, and life more abundantly.

Author : Cyrano de Bergerac,Richard Aldington
Publisher : olympiapress.com
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1596543876

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Voyages to the Moon and the Sun by Cyrano de Bergerac,Richard Aldington Pdf

Cyrano's (the real guy) greatest work, model for much of Gulliver's Travels, Munchausen and so many other fantasy books. First published in the 17th Century (Paris, of course), this elegant satire takes its hero into the solar system, where he then can freely speak on matters of sex, religion and humanity. Join the big guy as he wanders about the solar system, meeting up with Beast-Men, the Solen people, and a rep from the Kingdom of Love.

Author : Richard Maurer
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781626727441

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Destination Moon by Richard Maurer Pdf

The history of NASA's Apollo program from Earth orbital missions to lunar landings in a propulsive nonfiction narrative. Only now, it is becoming clear how exceptional and unrepeatable Apollo was. At its height, it employed almost half a million people, many working seven days a week and each determined that “it will not fail because of me.” Beginning with fighter pilots in World War II, Maurer traces the origins of the Apollo program to a few exceptional soldiers, a Nazi engineer, and a young eager man who would become president. Packed with adventure, new stories about familiar people, and undeniable danger, Destination Moon takes an unflinching look at a tumultuous time in American history, told expertly by nonfiction author Richard Maurer.

Author : "Crystostom Trueman"
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625790347

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The History of a Voyage to the Moon by "Crystostom Trueman" Pdf

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó The History of a Voyage to the Moon by the pseudonymous "Crystostom Trueman" preceded the publication of Jules Verne's classic space novels by only a few months. The story of a trip to the moon by an antigravity-powered spacecraft, the book contains one of the most detailed descriptions of a spaceship in the early literature...right down to including a garden for the generation of oxygen. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781775418979

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The Moon Voyage by Jules Verne Pdf

In The Moon Voyage, famed author Jules Verne, best known for works such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days, sets his sights on the prospect of interstellar travel. Adeptly combining humor and science fiction, Verne's fictional account of the journey to the moon presciently presages many aspects of the trip that the Apollo astronauts took a century after the text's publication.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1088144667

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Around the Moon by Jules Verne Pdf

Embark on an exhilarating celestial adventure with Jules Verne's "Around the Moon." As the sequel to the groundbreaking "From the Earth to the Moon," this novel continues the daring exploits of the brave astronauts from the Baltimore Gun Club. Cast into space by a colossal cannon, their spacecraft, the Columbiad, is destined for a journey around the moon, plunging the crew into the heart of the unknown. "Around the Moon" is a testament to Verne's extraordinary vision of space travel, brimming with suspense, scientific intrigue, and the exhilarating spirit of exploration. As our intrepid astronauts navigate lunar landscapes and grapple with the physical challenges of space, readers are offered a thrilling ride through the cosmos, seen through the lens of Verne's unique scientific foresight and unrivaled storytelling. So, strap in and prepare for liftoff - this cosmic voyage promises to captivate your imagination, transporting you beyond the realm of ordinary into the extraordinary. Discover why Jules Verne continues to be the guiding star of science fiction, inspiring generations of explorers, dreamers, and readers alike.

Author : Geeta Pati
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781478792413

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A Trip to the Moon by Geeta Pati Pdf

A Trip to the Moon is an interesting fictional story of three animals who visit the Moon. In the story, a rabbit, a crow and a fish, with a wise old owl travel to the Moon and learn all the scientific facts about the moon through their exciting fun-filled adventures. From my experience as a mother and teacher, I found most children avoid reading pure science books on their own because they appear monotonous to them. Children love stories. So, I have combined the science with an interesting story of the animals so that the children will enjoy reading the story and simultaneously learn science.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547313397

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The Moon-Voyage by Jules Verne Pdf

'The Moon-Voyage', also known as 'From the Earth to the Moon', is a novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil War society of weapons enthusiasts, and their attempts to build an enormous Columbiad space gun and launch three people—the Gun Club's president, his Philadelphian armor-making rival, and a French poet—in a projectile with the goal of a Moon landing.

Author : Aratus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1793
Category : Voyages, Imaginary
ISBN : BL:A0018421735

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A Voyage to the Moon by Aratus Pdf