From the Earth to the Moon Chapter 11 - Florida and Texas
In which the noble quest to find a suitable launching site for the Columbiad reveals a spirited rivalry between the states of Texas and Florida, each touting its virtues with patriotic zeal and earnes...
18 Huhti 10min
From the Earth to the Moon Chapter 12 - Urbi et Orbi
In which the ambitious project to reach the moon calls for a sum of money so vast that it must be raised through a worldwide subscription, uniting nations and peoples in an unprecedented gesture of co...
18 Huhti 12min
From the Earth to the Moon Chapter 10 - One Enemy vs. Twenty-Five Millions of Friends
In which the keen interest of the American public is rivalled only by the fierce opposition of a solitary adversary, Captain Nicholl, whose spirited challenges to the Gun Club's grand project ignite a...
17 Huhti 10min
From the Earth to the Moon Chapter 9 - The Question of the Powders
In which a learned assembly of gentlemen deliberate with great care upon the extraordinary quantities and varieties of powder requisite for propelling a colossal projectile, drawing upon scientific pr...
17 Huhti 11min
From the Earth to the Moon Chapter 7 - Hymn of the Cannon-Ball
In which a distinguished committee of the Gun Club convenes to deliberate the formidable challenges of designing a projectile capable of reaching the moon, weighing considerations of size, visibility,...
16 Huhti 14min
From the Earth to the Moon Chapter 8 - History of the Cannon
In which the ingenious members of the Gun Club deliberate the immense challenges of constructing a colossal cannon capable of propelling a great projectile beyond the bounds of the earth’s atmosphere,...
16 Huhti 9min
From the Earth to the Moon Chapter 5 - The Romance of the Moon
In which the majestic formation of the universe is traced from the primordial atoms to the creation of stars, planets, and their satellites, culminating in a particular focus on the Moon, Earth's mode...
15 Huhti 10min
From the Earth to the Moon Chapter 6 - The Permissive Limits of Ignorance and Belief in the United States
In which the whole of America becomes engrossed in a fervent study of the moon, as scientific journals and learned societies elucidate its motions, phases, distance, and peculiarities with remarkable ...
15 Huhti 10min
