Across the Zodiac by Percy Greg
"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." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Greg, Percy, 1836-1889 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Across the Zodiac The Story of a Wrecked Record |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Across_the_Zodiac |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Keith M. Eckrich, Tom Allen, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 10165 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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