Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon.
Since
the
beginning
of
time
,
man
has
been
interested
in
the
moon
.
The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon.
The
Romans
designed
a
special
day
to
show
admiration
and
respect
to
the
moon
.
They called it "Monday", or "Monday", as we know it today.
They
called
it
``
Monday
''
,
or
``
Monday
''
,
as
we
know
it
today
.
Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon.
Later
,
the
great
mind
of
Leonardo
da
Vinci
studied
the
moon
and
designed
a
machine
to
carry
a
human
to
the
moon
.
Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honour to the home where it was born.
Leonardo
said
that
one
day
a
great
machine
bird
would
take
a
person
to
the
moon
and
bring
great
honour
to
the
home
where
it
was
born
.
Four and a half centuries later, Leonardo's idea was realized.
Four
and
a
half
centuries
later
,
Leonardo
's
idea
was
realized
.
Apollo II took three Americans Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong to the moon.
Apollo
II
took
three
Americans
Collins
,
Aldrin
,
and
Armstrong
to
the
moon
.
The mission did fill the whole world with great surprise, as Leonardo had said it would.
The
mission
did
fill
the
whole
world
with
great
surprise
,
as
Leonardo
had
said
it
would
.
Numerous (many) essays, articles, and books were written about man's first moon mission.
Numerous
(
many
)
essays
,
articles
,
and
books
were
written
about
man
's
first
moon
mission
.
But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before.
But
perhaps
the
most
interesting
story
was
one
written
before
the
event
over
100
years
before
.
In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon.
In
1865
,
French
author
Jules
Verne
wrote
a
story
about
the
first
journey
to
the
moon
.
His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo II mission.
His
story
was
very
similar
to
the
1969
Apollo
II
mission
.
Verne's spacecraft also contained three men--two Americans and a Frenchman.
Verne
's
spacecraft
also
contained
three
men
--
two
Americans
and
a
Frenchman
.
The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo II.
The
spacecraft
was
described
as
being
almost
the
same
size
as
Apollo
II
.
The launch site in Verne's story was also in Florida.
The
launch
site
in
Verne
's
story
was
also
in
Florida
.
The spacecraft in Verne's story was named the "Columbiad".
The
spacecraft
in
Verne
's
story
was
named
the
``
Columbiad
''
.
The Apollo II command ship was called "Columbia".
The
Apollo
II
command
ship
was
called
``
Columbia
''
.
His account description of sending the spacecraft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo II was sent into the space.
His
account
description
of
sending
the
spacecraft
into
the
space
could
easily
have
been
written
about
how
Apollo
II
was
sent
into
the
space
.
Verne's story was the same as the actual event in several other respects.
Verne
's
story
was
the
same
as
the
actual
event
in
several
other
respects
.
The speed of Verne's spacecraft was 36,000 feet per second; Apollo's was 35,533 feet per second.
The
speed
of
Verne
's
spacecraft
was
36,000
feet
per
second
;
Apollo
's
was
35,533
feet
per
second
.
Verne's spacecraft took 97 hours to reach the moon; Apollo's time was 103 hours.
Verne
's
spacecraft
took
97
hours
to
reach
the
moon
;
Apollo
's
time
was
103
hours
.
Like Apollo's spacemen, Verne's spacemen took pictures of the moon's surface, relaxed on their seats, cooked with gas, and experienced weightlessness.
Like
Apollo
's
spacemen
,
Verne
's
spacemen
took
pictures
of
the
moon
's
surface
,
relaxed
on
their
seats
,
cooked
with
gas
,
and
experienced
weightlessness
.
They two came down in the Pacific and were picked up by an American warship.
They
two
came
down
in
the
Pacific
and
were
picked
up
by
an
American
warship
.
What were the reasons for Jules Verne's extreme accuracy in describing an event 100 years or more before it actually occurred?
What
were
the
reasons
for
Jules
Verne
's
extreme
accuracy
in
describing
an
event
100
years
or
more
before
it
actually
occurred
?
He based his writings on the laws of physics and astronomy.
He
based
his
writings
on
the
laws
of
physics
and
astronomy
.
Nineteenth-century science and the vivid (clear) Verne's imagination gave people an unbelievably accurate (exact) prediction of one of the greatest events of the 20th century.
Nineteenth-century
science
and
the
vivid
(
clear
)
Verne
's
imagination
gave
people
an
unbelievably
accurate
(
exact
)
prediction
of
one
of
the
greatest
events
of
the
20th
century
.
Since the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon. The Romans designed a special day to show admiration and respect to the moon. They called it "Monday", or "Monday", as we know it today. Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon. Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honour to the home where it was born.  Four and a half centuries later, Leonardo's idea was realized. Apollo II took three Americans Collins, Aldrin, and Armstrong to the moon. The mission did fill the whole world with great surprise, as Leonardo had said it would. Numerous (many) essays, articles, and books were written about man's first moon mission. But perhaps the most interesting story was one written before the event over 100 years before.  In 1865, French author Jules Verne wrote a story about the first journey to the moon. His story was very similar to the 1969 Apollo II mission.  Verne's spacecraft also contained three men--two Americans and a Frenchman. The spacecraft was described as being almost the same size as Apollo II. The launch site in Verne's story was also in Florida. The spacecraft in Verne's story was named the "Columbiad". The Apollo II command ship was called "Columbia". His account description of sending the spacecraft into the space could easily have been written about how Apollo II was sent into the space.  Verne's story was the same as the actual event in several other respects. The speed of Verne's spacecraft was 36,000 feet per second; Apollo's was 35,533 feet per second. Verne's spacecraft took 97 hours to reach the moon; Apollo's time was 103 hours. Like Apollo's spacemen, Verne's spacemen took pictures of the moon's surface, relaxed on their seats, cooked with gas, and experienced weightlessness. They two came down in the Pacific and were picked up by an American warship.  What were the reasons for Jules Verne's extreme accuracy in describing an event 100 years or more before it actually occurred? He based his writings on the laws of physics and astronomy. Nineteenth-century science and the vivid (clear) Verne's imagination gave people an unbelievably accurate (exact) prediction of one of the greatest events of the 20th century.