From the Earth to the Moon
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From the Earth to the Moon is an 1865 science fiction novel by Jules Verne that imagines a post–American Civil War gun club launching a manned projectile to the Moon, pioneering realistic space travel storytelling.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| From the Earth to the Moon (1958 film) | 1 |
| Jules Verne’s Around the Moon | 1 |
| Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ work of literature ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
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television production ⓘ |
| anticipatedConcept |
launch from Florida for a lunar mission
ⓘ
space capsule ⓘ weightlessness in space ⓘ |
| approximateWordCount | about 70,000 words ⓘ |
| author | Jules Verne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
exploration of the Moon
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space travel ⓘ technological ambition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstEnglishPublicationYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Around the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | From the Earth to the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDevice | Columbiad cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation | Tampa Town, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Around the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early rocketry enthusiasts
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later space travel fiction ⓘ |
| launchSiteInStory | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | scientific romance ⓘ |
| mainOrganization | Baltimore Gun Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Captain Nicholl
NERFINISHED
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Impey Barbicane NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Ardan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | De la Terre à la Lune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pioneeringAspect |
detailed technical description of a lunar mission
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early realistic depiction of space travel ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A gun club designs and launches a giant cannon to send a projectile to the Moon. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificMethodUse | features calculations of escape velocity and trajectory ⓘ |
| series | Voyages extraordinaires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| subject |
Moon
NERFINISHED
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astronomy ⓘ ballistics ⓘ |
| timeToMoonInStory | about 97 hours ⓘ |
| workInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon
this entity surface form:
Jules Verne’s Around the Moon
this entity surface form:
From the Earth to the Moon (1958 film)