Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 102 Serviss, Garrett Putman 1851 1929 Serviss, Garrett P. (Garrett Putman) A Columbus of Space Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Columbus of Space" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the character Edmund Stonewall, an eccentric inventor who has discovered a means to unlock inter-atomic energy, enabling a remarkable journey through space. Along with his friends, he embarks on an extraordinary expedition to Venus, where they are poised to encounter unknown beings and explore thrilling new worlds. The opening of the novel introduces Edmund Stonewall as a brilliant but reclusive inventor who possesses groundbreaking knowledge that could revolutionize mankind’s mastery over nature. As his friends gather at his laboratory, he reveals his extraordinary creation: a vehicle powered by the harnessed energy of atoms. Amidst their skepticism, Stonewall demonstrates the operation of his invention, launching their unexpected adventure into the skies. The narrative quickly shifts from his triumphant revelation to the startling experience of flying through the atmosphere and eventually heading to Venus, setting the stage for the challenges and wonders that await them in this uncharted territory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 455523 455421 2024-10-04T08:18:50.178752 2023-10-04T07:49:46.075821 text/html text/html 455516 455414 2024-10-04T08:18:50.649749 2023-10-04T07:49:46.259806 text/html text/html 248250 2024-10-04T08:19:00.068713 application/epub+zip 254838 2024-10-04T08:18:54.505751 application/epub+zip 233101 2024-10-04T08:18:52.800763 application/epub+zip 441271 2024-10-04T08:19:04.362737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418558 2024-10-04T08:18:59.139702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393761 2022-09-04T11:27:39.622345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419602 419551 2024-10-04T08:18:49.416751 2023-10-04T07:49:45.694829 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 419365 2012-08-25T15:10:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 159800 2012-08-25T15:12:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 419356 2012-08-25T15:10:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 159777 2012-08-25T15:12:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20772 2024-10-04T08:19:04.966672 application/rdf+xml 13772 2024-10-04T08:18:53.661723 image/jpeg 3510 2024-10-04T08:18:53.230726 image/jpeg 244280 2024-10-04T08:18:50.691764 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