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Edward Everett Hale's novella The Brick Moon, first published in 1870, explores a group of visionaries who decide to create a 200-ft wide sphere of house-bricks and launch it into orbit. The story features technical details and calculations to support the plausibility of the venture, including the cost of $60,000. It includes an info-dump about latitude and longitude and explores the concept of a tiny, charming parody of Earth. The novel is known for its humor and the whimsical nature of its depiction of social life and customs in the United States, making it a joyous and eccentric read.
First publish date: December 1, 2002
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Edward Everett Hale
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