Project Gutenberg 2003-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 197 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Robur le conquérant. English Robur the Conqueror Norman Wolcott "Robur the Conqueror" by Jules Verne is a riveting novel written during the late 19th century that delves into the realm of aviation and innovation. The story revolves around Robur, an audacious engineer who challenges the conventional balloonists and showcases his remarkable flying machine, the "Albatross," defying the limits of aerial locomotion. This book captures the spirit of adventure and the scientific curiosity of its time, as characters navigate the tensions between traditional beliefs and emerging technologies. At the start of the narrative, a mysterious phenomenon captures the attention of people across the globe—a series of unexplained sounds and strange lights in the sky stir various theories and debates among scientists and laypeople alike. This sets the stage for the introduction of Robur, who disrupts a meeting of balloonists at the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia. During a heated exchange filled with tension and rivalry, Robur vehemently argues against the viability of lighter-than-air flight, proposing instead a powerful flying machine that utilizes advanced engineering principles. His audacious claims and formidable presence quickly turn him from a controversial figure into a prisoner-taker, as he captures the club’s president and secretary, launching an adventure that promises to redefine the boundaries of flight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Aeronautics -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 347513 347682 2024-10-02T10:06:18.741256 2023-10-02T08:56:29.907425 text/html text/html 349612 2023-04-21T00:39:36 text/html 218987 2024-10-02T10:06:25.684197 application/epub+zip 219081 2024-10-02T10:06:20.668166 application/epub+zip 219081 2024-10-02T10:06:19.453148 application/epub+zip 373056 2024-10-02T10:06:29.599164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352006 2024-10-02T10:06:24.944240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326274 2022-09-02T11:55:31.796078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327697 327725 2024-10-02T10:06:18.106264 2023-10-02T08:56:29.389422 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 327495 2023-04-21T00:43:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20470 2024-10-02T10:06:29.728142 application/rdf+xml 13245 2024-10-02T10:06:20.023143 image/jpeg 3526 2024-10-02T10:06:19.729220 image/jpeg 121897 2023-04-21T00:45:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 124618 2023-04-21T00:46:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 185960 2024-10-02T10:06:18.771154 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 pt.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia