Scene from Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon, 1865. Artist: Unknown

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Scene from Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon, 1865. Splash down! The space travellers touching down in the sea after their trip to the Moon. French author Verne (1828-1905) was one of the pioneers of science fiction writing.

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