The first men in the moon
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London : Sirius Publishing, [2019].
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272 pages ; 18 cm.
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Eckhart PL - Main - Adult Fiction - Main Level | F WELLS h.g. First | On Shelf |
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Published
London : Sirius Publishing, [2019].
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English
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A London businessman withdraws to the countryside to write a play, by which he hopes to alleviate his financial problems. Bedford rents a small countryside house in Lympne, in Kent, where he wants to work in peace. He is bothered every afternoon, however, at precisely the same time, by a passer-by making odd noises. After two weeks Bedford accosts the man, who proves to be a reclusive physicist named Mr. Cavor. Bedford befriends Cavor when he learns he is developing a new material, cavorite, which can negate the force of gravity. When a sheet of cavorite is prematurely processed, it makes the air above it weightless and shoots off into space. Bedford sees in the commercial production of cavorite a possible source of "wealth enough to work any sort of social revolution we fancied; we might own and order the whole world". Cavour hits upon the idea of a spherical spaceship made of "steel, lined with glass", and with sliding "windows or blinds" made of cavorite by which it can be steered, and persuades a reluctant Bedford to undertake a voyage to the moon; Cavor is certain there is no life there.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wells, H. G. 1. (2019). The first men in the moon . Sirius Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wells, H. G. 1866-1946. 2019. The First Men in the Moon. Sirius Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wells, H. G. 1866-1946. The First Men in the Moon Sirius Publishing, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wells, H. G. 1866-1946. The First Men in the Moon Sirius Publishing, 2019.
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