A science fiction novel from 1909, this was an action-packed companion on my daily train rides to and from work, a good example of the way imagination and scientific facts (as they were known then) were combined to produce a thrilling story. The author, Garrett Putnam Serviss (1851-1929), was an American astronomer who produced more scientific publications than works of fiction....
The author has endeavored to encourage the study of the heavenly bodies by pointing out some of the interesting and marvelous phenomena of the universe that are visible with little or no assistance from optical instruments, and indicating means of becoming acquainted with the constellations and the planets. Knowing that an opera-glass is able of revealing some of the most...
"Edison's Conquest of Mars" is an 1898 science fiction novel by American astronomer and writer Garrett P. Serviss. It was written as a sequel to Fighters from Mars, an unauthorized and heavily altered version of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. It has a place in the history of science fiction for its early employment of themes and motifs that later became staples of the genre....
The point of view of this book is human interest in the other worlds around us. It presents the latest discoveries among the planets of the solar system, and shows their bearing upon the question of life in those planets. It points out the resemblances and the differences between the earth and the other worlds that share with it in the light of the sun. It shows what we should see...
The book is the classical work in astrology. “By the introduction of a complete series of star maps, drawn specially for the use of the amateur and distributed through the body of the work, thus facilitating consultation, it is believed that this book makes a step in advance of its predecessors. The maps show all of the stars visible to the naked eye in the regions of sky...
Interesting early science fiction story, still showing the influence of Wells and Verne. A mad scientist offers to help rescue the world's economy with a valuable metal that he claims to be mining but is actually bringing from the moon. When the news came of the discovery of gold at the south pole, nobody suspected that the beginning had been reached of a new era in the world's...
"I liked this book because in the style of Jules Verne, the writer speculated about what might happen should a second flood occur. Written over 100 years ago, the presentation of human nature under threat was imaginative and surprisingly modern. In this time of natural threats to humanity, this one is worth a read to think about how technology was a partial solution, although...
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