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From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon

Verne, Jules

Read by LibriVox volunteers · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Chapters

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01 - The Gun Club (12:18)
02 - President Barbicane's Communication (13:49)
03 - Effect of the President's Communication (6:17)
04 - Reply from the Observatory of Cambridge (10:03)
05 - The Romance of the Moon (8:33)
06 - The Permissive Limits of Ignorance and Belief in the United States (8:32)
07 - The Hymn of the Cannon-Ball (11:02)
08 - The History of the Cannon (7:25)
09 - The Question of the Powders (9:19)
10 - One Enemy V. Twenty-Five Millions of Friends (9:02)
11 - Florida and Texas (8:53)
12 - Urbi et Orbi (12:53)
13 - Stones Hill (10:15)
14 - Pickaxe and Trowel (9:57)
15 - The Fete of the Casting (10:17)
16-17 - The Columbiad and A Telegraphic Dispatch (11:10)
18 - The Passenger of Atlanta (12:35)
19 - A Monster Meeting (14:59)
20 - Attack and Riposte (16:51)
21 - How a Frenchman Manages an Affair (15:24)
22 - The New Citizen of the United States (9:30)
23 - The Projectile-Vehicle (7:16)
24 - The Telescope of the Rocky Mountains (7:22)
25 - Final Details (12:51)
26 - Fire! (10:34)
27 - Foul Weather (6:51)
28 - A New Star (4:36)

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