From the Earth to the moon

Set after the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club plans an extraordinary space mission to the Moon, involving a massive cannon and detailed scientific calculations. As nations rally support and the project becomes a worldwide spectacle, the story takes a dramatic turn with the daring offer of a volunteer to ride inside the projectile. Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon blends inventive engineering, satire, and speculation, exploring human ambition and the potential for destruction in the pursuit of progress.