"From the Earth to the Moon" is a novel by Jules Verne that explores the ambitious idea of launching a projectile to the moon. The story begins during the American Civil War, focusing on the establishment of a Gun Club in Baltimore, where members are fascinated by artillery and military technology. This club, comprised of engineers and inventors, aims to create a massive cannon capable of sending a projectile to the moon. The Americans are portrayed as innovative and skilled in gunnery, surpassing their European counterparts in the development of artillery. Verne's narrative combines science, adventure, and the spirit of exploration, laying the groundwork for future science fiction works. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne in English Adventure Stories 9 1.6k Downloads 6.8k Views Writen by Jules Verne Category Adventure Stories Read Full Story Download on Mobile Description Now when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president and two secretaries. Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted. So things were managed in Baltimore. The inventor of a new cannon as-sociated himself with the caster and the borer. Thus was formed the nucleus of the Gun Club. In a single month after its formation it numbered 1,833 effective members and 30,565 corresponding members. One condition was imposed as a sine qua non upon every candidate for admission into the association, and that was the condition of having designed More Likes This The Chronicle of None and All - 1 by Dhruv Kaalagni Fractured Reflection - Episode 8 by Sayani Paul Blessing in Disguise - 1 by S Sinha Adhuri Sanyasin by Captain Dharnidhar THRONE OF SEAL - 1 by DINESH SUTHAR The Enchanted Brush and the Power of love - 1 by Siddharth Raut The Adventures of Roderick Random - 1 by Tobias Smollett More Interesting Options English Short Stories English Spiritual Stories English Fiction Stories English Motivational Stories English Classic Stories English Children Stories English Comedy stories English Magazine English Poems English Travel stories English Women Focused English Drama English Love Stories English Detective stories English Moral Stories English Adventure Stories English Human Science English Philosophy English Health English Biography English Cooking Recipe English Letter English Horror Stories English Film Reviews English Mythological Stories English Book Reviews English Thriller English Science-Fiction English Business English Sports English Animals English Astrology English Science English Anything English Crime Stories