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It has been said of Jules Verne that..."No teacher that ever lived surpassed Jules Verne
in the fundamental pedagogic art of instructing by entertaining." By his own words,
Verne said his purpose was..."to spread a knowledge...among the young in as interesting
a dress as I could compass." To this end the following Jules Verne space educational
resources are offered.
Jules Verne Space Educators' Handbook Resources
Compare the design of Jules Verne's concept of a moonship (1865) with the type
of spacecraft the United States sent to the moon in 1969 by viewing
this morph movie. (1156K)
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What is a "Jules Verne Launch System" for sending objects into space?
Click here and scroll down to the answer.
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Click here for a discussion of the feasibility of Verne's space transportation
system.
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Click here for an assortment of space museum Jules
Verne space archives.
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Click here for a picture of a LegoŽ model of Jules
Verne's lunar ship, the Columbiad.
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The Platt & Munk, Publishes featured an edition of Jules Verne's works which included
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA and AROUND THE MOON. The cover foreword by Isaac Asimov
included these words: "...related to today's world of scientific wonder is AROUND THE
MOON, Verne's narrative of a trip into outer space, when space travel by rocket seemed a
fantastic dream...most of the fantastic events Verne prophesied have come to pass. Yet
his pioneering visions of travel to the most mysterious regions of our universe remain
breathlesly suspenseful and exciting fare for young readers."
Click here to see an enlarged version of the back cover of the Platt & Munk
1965 Edition of AROUND THE MOON."
(Coyright 1965. The Platt & Munk Co., Inc., New York, N.Y. 10010.)
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