This slim novel---the only science fiction story ever written by clergyman Edward Everett Hale, who also wrote the classic "Man Without A Country"---contains the first suggestion ever made for an artificial Earth satellite. Written in 1869, it also describes many of the functions modern satellites would fulfill: communications, navigation, weather observation, etc.
Full of humor and gentle satire, the story is as readable today as it was nearly 140 years ago.
Includes "On Vesta", a short essay by Konstantin Tsiolkovksy.
Détails
- Date de publication
- Apr 29, 2006
- Langue
- English
- Catégorie
- Fiction
- Copyright
- Tous droits réservés - Licence de copyright standard
- Contributeurs
- Par (auteur): Edward Everett Hale
Caractéristiques
- Pages
- 101
- Type de reliure
- Livre à couverture souple Livre à couverture souple
- Couleur de l’intérieur
- Noir & Blanc
- Dimensions
- Livre de poche (4,25 x 6,875 po / 108 x 175 mm)