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Name: Round the moon
Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Author: Jules Verne

Jules Verne’s *Round the Moon* picks up three bold characters—Impey Barbicane, the Gun Club president; Captain Nicholl, his rival-turned-ally; and French scientist Michel Ardan—who embark on a daring space voyage aboard a hollow cannonball. Pursuing the Moon, they achieve orbit and conduct geographic observations, yet the projectile fails to land and throws them back toward Earth. Rescued at sea, they are hailed as the first humans to leave our planet, cementing their place in the annals of space exploration.

First publish date: 1879

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Jules Verne

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