“How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!”
― Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon is the best book I have read from Verne so far. Perhaps, one of the reasons is that in about a century, his science-fiction novel came true. Verne wrote t

I thought this was an excellent book, very understandable and easy to read. Jules Verne had a wonderful imagination and I look forward to reading other works by this author.

What I particularly liked was the satire and the technical explanation of how various types of telescope worked.

Who needs a t

Una storia molto particolare, questa di Verne.
Nei volumi precedenti di questi Viaggi Straordinari avevo trovato sbocchi comici, spesso affidati al servitore di turno mentre il protagonista rimaneva monolitico, serio e sicuro di sé.

Qui invece fin dall'inizio la storia ha tratti comici, le situazioni

Από τα αγαπημένα αναγνώσματα των παιδικών μας χρόνων.
Νομίζω πως ή αυτό ή οι "20 χιλιάδες λεύγες κάτω από τη θάλασσα" ήταν το πρώτο πραγματικό μυθιστόρημα που διάβασα στη ζωή μου.
Φυσικά, το βιβλίο πλέον δείχνει την ηλικία του και με το παραπάνω, και δεν ξέρω αν είναι δυνατόν να έχει την ίδια απήχηση

From the Earth to the Moon was written almost 100 years before man finally stepped foot on the moon, a mixture of early sci-fi and adventure book that has truly imaginative elements alongside Jules Verne's very scientific mind.

In an America that is rather frightfully similar to its current state, gu

Una novela liviana, fácil de entender, rápida y entretenida. Me gustó mucho lo detallado que es Verne para dar las explicaciones del proyectil (Distancia, peso, materiales, etc). Todo con base y argumento. Con esto, me dieron ganas de aprender más sobre física y cosas acerca de proyectiles que no sé