Garrett P. Serviss

A Columbus of Space (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

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. . . .

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473216075
• Artikelnr.: 44229197

Autorenporträt

Garrett Putnam Serviss (March 24, 1851 - May 25, 1929) was an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss was born in Sharon Springs, New York and majored in science at Cornell University. He took a law degree at Columbia University but never worked as an attorney. Instead, in 1876 he joined the staff of The New York Sun newspaper, working as a journalist until 1892 under editor Charles Dana.