Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Greg, Percy (1836–1889).
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"Across the Zodiac" by Percy Greg is a science fiction novel published in 1880. It follows an unnamed narrator who invents apergy, a form of anti-gravitational energy, and travels to Mars in a spacecraft he names the Astronaut. There he encounters a civilization of small beings who refuse to believe he's from Earth. This groundbreaking work is credited as the first science fiction novel set primarily on Mars and introduces the first documented use of the term "astronaut."
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- Title: Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record
- Author credits: Greg, Percy (1836–1889)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Science fiction
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- Category: Novels
- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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