What Froude says of history is true also of astronomy: it is the most impressive where it transcends explanation. It is not the mathematics of astronomy, but the wonder and the mystery that seize upon the imagination. The calculation of an eclipse owes all its prestige to the sublimity of its data; the operation, in itself, requires no more mental effort than the preparation of a railway time-table. The dominion which astronomy has always held over the minds of men is akin to that of poetry; when the former becomes merely instructive and the latter purely didactic, both lose their power over the imagination. Astronomy is known as the oldest of the sciences, and it will be the longest-lived because it will always have arcana that have not been penetrated. . . .
We simply listened in silence; for what could we say? The facts were more eloquent than any words, and called for no commentary. Here we were, out in the middle of space; and there was the earth, hanging on nothing, like a summer cloud. At least we knew where we were if we didn't quite understand how we had got there. . . .
This carefully created Garrett P. Serviss science fiction collection includes novels and short stories of this notable writer, astronomer and popularizer of astronomy. This book has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Novels Edison's Conquest of Mars A Columbus of Space The Sky Pirate The Second Deluge Short Stories The Moon Metal
This carefully created Garrett P. Serviss science fiction collection includes novels and short stories of this notable writer, astronomer and popularizer of astronomy. This book has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Novels Edison's Conquest of Mars A Columbus of Space The Sky Pirate The Second Deluge Short Stories The Moon Metal
Edison's Conquest of Mars is an 1898 science fiction novel by American astronomer and writer Garrett P. Serviss. It was written as a sequel to Fighters from Mars, an unauthorized and heavily altered version of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. It has a place in the history of science fiction for its early employment of themes and motifs that later became staples of the genre.
Garrett P. Serviss's early science fiction novel, Edison's Conquest of Mars, was first published in 1898. It concerns Edison's attempts to stave off a Martian attack on Earth -- with his own invasion of Mars! A Wildside Science Fiction Classic.
This issue features IN THE ABYSS by H. G. Wells, A COLUMBUS OF SPACE (Part 2) by Garrett P. Serviss, THE PURCHASE OF THE NORTH POLE (serial) by Jules Verne, STATION X (Part 3) by G. McLeod Winsor, and THE MOON HOAX by Richard Adams Locke.
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