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Lunar gun and moon trip sparked by electrical propulsion
An article by Robert C. Auld discusses Col. Maude and inventor Mr. Simpson claiming an electrical gun can propel a 2,000-pound projectile 300 miles and, with advanced guidance, reach the moon. It compares Verne’s fiction to real theory, estimates costs and dimensions, and envisions a 270-ton lunar carrier with onboard life support and remote guidance to the moon within days.
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F.N. Maude
England
Mr. Simpson
Robert C. Auld
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Americana
The
Herald
Robert C
London
A. 8. Simpson
Simpson
Moon
Jules Verne
Earth
Ernest Crane Dodge
Metropolitan Life
Madison Square
New York
Lusitania
Edler
Niagara
Marconi
Nikola Tesla
Dodge
Panama
Manhattan
East River
Singer
Par
Niagara Falls