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De la terre à la lune: trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes
by Verne, Jules
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Creators: Jules Verne (1828-1905) "De la terre à la lune: trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel published in 1865. After the American Civil War ends, a Baltimore gun club of former artillerymen seeks new purpose by proposing an audacious project: launching a cannon shell to the Moon. When a French adventurer volunteers to travel inside a hollow projectile, the club's president and his rival join him for the journey, transforming scientific ambition into human exploration. Their December launch marks the beginning of an extraordinary voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 787