Project Gutenberg 2005-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 90 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Robur le conquérant. German Robur der Sieger Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by K.F. Creiner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Robur der Sieger" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces a mysterious and powerful character named Robur, who challenges established beliefs about flight and aeronautics. The backdrop features lively debates among enthusiasts of aerial navigation, emphasizing the conflict between advocates of lighter-than-air technology, represented by balloonists, and supporters of heavier-than-air machines. The opening portion of the narrative begins with a duel between two men, an Englishman and an American, sparked by a strange atmospheric phenomenon—a trumpet sound heard from the sky, leaving the scientific and lay communities perplexed. As the story unfolds, the characters grapple with this enigma, leading to the entrance of Robur, whose bold claims and innovative ideas about air travel incite both hostility and intrigue within the Weldon Institute, a club for balloon enthusiasts. The tension escalates as Robur confronts the misconceptions surrounding flight, declaring that true advancement lies not in balloons but in the realm of heavier-than-air flying machines, thereby setting the stage for further conflict and exploration of his revolutionary concepts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Science fiction Aeronautics -- Fiction PQ Text DE Prosa Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 474743 474179 2024-10-07T06:10:37.213500 2023-09-07T07:43:27.568709 text/html text/html 501883 2020-12-14T09:12:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 175788 2020-12-14T09:12:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240727 2024-10-07T06:10:45.091469 application/epub+zip 248207 2024-10-07T06:10:39.337478 application/epub+zip 548892 2005-04-05T19:10:00 application/pdf 497223 2005-04-05T19:10:00 application/pdf application/zip 248207 2024-10-07T06:10:38.018521 application/epub+zip 431640 2024-10-07T06:10:49.341435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417452 2024-10-07T06:10:44.269470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392272 2022-09-07T22:27:17.824941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443987 443934 2024-10-07T06:10:35.876518 2023-09-07T07:43:26.463692 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 437458 2020-12-14T09:12:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 167879 2020-12-14T09:12:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 24496 2024-10-07T06:10:49.477423 application/rdf+xml 482495 2020-12-14T09:12:18 application/prs.tex 174275 2005-04-05T19:10:00 application/prs.tex application/zip 11508 2024-10-07T06:10:38.591485 image/jpeg 3086 2024-10-07T06:10:38.304484 image/jpeg 233687 2024-10-07T06:10:37.257493 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia fr.wikipedia