Garrett Serviss: 39 books

8 works of Garrett Serviss American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer (1851-1929) This ebook presents a collection of 8 works of Garrett Serviss. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents:...

An American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss showed a talent for explaining scientific details in a way that made them clear to the ordinary reader. Serviss's favorite topic was astronomy, as shown by the fact that of the fifteen books he wrote, eight...

Includes an Afterword by Rob GodwinNow with an Historical Essay by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrationsFeatured in Ron Miller’s “The Conquest of Space Book Series.” One of the earliest science fiction novels to feature an atomic-powered spacecraft, Garrett Serviss' 1894 classic describes...

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;...

I am a hero worshiper; an insatiable devourer of biographies; and I say that no man in all the splendid list ever equaled Edmund Stonewall. You smile because you have never heard his name, for, until now, his biography has not been written. And this is not truly a biography; it is only the story of...

A COLUMBUS OF SPACE AND OTHER SCIENCE FICTION STORIES contains four early science fiction works by pioneering writer Garrett Serviss.  Among his other achievements, Serviss was the first writer to describe an interplanetary space battle and space suits (in EDISON'S CONQUEST OF MARS), and atomic...

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:...

Pleasures of the Telescope Garrett Putnam Serviss, american astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer (1851-1929) This ebook presents «Pleasures of the Telescope», from Garrett Putnam Serviss. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter...

Astronomy with an Opera glassGarrett Putnam Serviss, american astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer (1851-1929) This ebook presents «Astronomy with an Opera glass», from Garrett Putnam Serviss. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter...

The “un-official” sequel to War of the Worlds by Garrett P. Serviss! It first appeared in 1898 and this story invents many concepts that were later to become staples of the Science Fiction genre! Serviss managed to get permission from Thomas Edison to use his name and he is the hero of this epic...

Musaicum Books presents to you this unique SF collection, designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. E. M. Forster: The Machine Stops Richard Jefferies: After London Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Philip F....