Project Gutenberg 2008-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 186 Wicks, Mark To Mars via the Moon: An Astronomical Story Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "To Mars via the Moon: An Astronomical Story" by Mark Wicks is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. It follows the journey of Wilfrid Poynders and his companions, John Claxton and Kenneth M'Allister, as they embark on an adventurous voyage through space to Mars, beginning with a stop at the Moon. The narrative combines imaginative storytelling with scientific principles, aiming to provide readers with an engaging exploration of celestial bodies. At the start of this tale, the characters are introduced as they prepare for their remarkable journey, meticulously crafting their airship, the "Areonal". The detailed descriptions of their craft and its machinery highlight the innovative spirit of the early 20th century's fascination with space travel. As they ascend into the night sky, the characters reflect on their shared history and motivations for seeking out Mars, setting the stage for the discoveries and adventures that await them in the cosmos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Science - Astronomy Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 659743 659709 2025-01-11T14:10:43.399637 2023-09-12T08:11:35.899793 text/html text/html 661814 2021-01-04T13:49:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1532927 2021-01-04T13:49:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1571451 2025-01-11T14:10:54.756518 application/epub+zip 1578566 2025-01-11T14:10:45.573574 application/epub+zip 286952 2025-01-11T14:10:44.489582 application/epub+zip 1761809 2025-01-11T14:11:00.968492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1725391 2025-01-11T14:10:53.518530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435659 2022-09-13T03:42:31.225858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579568 579467 2025-01-11T14:10:41.308565 2023-09-12T08:11:34.091773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 579321 2021-01-04T13:49:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 208588 2021-01-04T13:49:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 579392 2021-01-04T13:49:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 208525 2021-01-04T13:49:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21133 2025-01-11T14:11:01.117475 application/rdf+xml 16486 2025-01-11T14:10:44.612562 image/jpeg 2653 2025-01-11T14:10:44.555565 image/jpeg 1622201 2025-01-11T14:10:43.506552 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