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The Moon-Voyage

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Original author: Jules Verne

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"The Moon-Voyage" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1865. It follows the Baltimore Gun Club, a society of post-Civil War weapons enthusiasts, as they attempt an audacious feat: building an enormous space gun to launch three men to the Moon. When a French adventurer volunteers for the journey, the club's president and his rival join him aboard the projectile. Verne's calculations were remarkably accurate for his time, though the cannon concept proved impractical for actual space travel. The story ends without revealing the astronauts' fate.

The Moon-Voyage, by Jules Verne. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #12901.

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52 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Gun Club2,287 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: President Barbicane's Communication2,176 words
  3. 3.Chapter III1,165 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Answer From the Cambridge Observatory1,443 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Romance of the Moon1,898 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI1,663 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Hymn of the Cannon-Ball2,342 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: History of the Cannon1,542 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Question of Powders1,739 words
  10. 10.Chapter X1,755 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Florida and Texas1,731 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: "urbi Et Orbi."1,540 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Stony Hill1,836 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Pickaxe and Trowel1,934 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Ceremony of the Casting1,394 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: The Columbiad2,016 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: A Telegram204 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: The Passenger of the Atlanta2,496 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: A Meeting2,683 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Thrust and Parry2,396 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: How a Frenchman Settles an Affair2,192 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: The New Citizen of the United States1,729 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: The Projectile Compartment2,173 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV: The Telescope of the Rocky Mountains1,653 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV: Final Details1,832 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI: Fire!1,369 words
  1. 27.Chapter XXVII: Cloudy Weather1,334 words
  2. 28.Chapter XXVIII: A New Star724 words
  3. 29.Introduction: Preliminary Chapter1,550 words
  4. 30.Chapter I: From 10.20 P.m. to 10.47 P.m1,527 words
  5. 31.Chapter II: The First Half-Hour3,697 words
  6. 32.Chapter III: Taking Possession2,763 words
  7. 33.Chapter IV: A Little Algebra2,273 words
  8. 34.Chapter V: The Temperature of Space2,554 words
  9. 35.Chapter VI: Questions and Answers2,107 words
  10. 36.Chapter VII: A Moment of Intoxication2,708 words
  11. 37.Chapter VIII2,655 words
  12. 38.Chapter IX: The Consequences of Deviation1,889 words
  13. 39.Chapter X: The Observers of the Moon1,532 words
  14. 40.Chapter XI: Imagination and Reality1,724 words
  15. 41.Chapter XII: Orographical Details2,592 words
  16. 42.Chapter XIII: Lunar Landscapes2,312 words
  17. 43.Chapter XIV2,819 words
  18. 44.Chapter XV: Hyperbola or Parabola3,087 words
  19. 45.Chapter XVI: The Southern Hemisphere1,514 words
  20. 46.Chapter XVII: Tycho2,377 words
  21. 47.Chapter XVIII: Grave Questions2,107 words
  22. 48.Chapter XIX: A Struggle with the Impossible2,745 words
  23. 49.Chapter XX: The Soundings of the Susquehanna1,609 words
  24. 50.Chapter XXI: J.t. Maston Called in2,012 words
  25. 51.Chapter XXII: Picked Up2,158 words
  26. 52.Chapter XXIII: The End1,047 words