Featured in Ron Miller's "The Conquest of Space Book Series." While written by Edward Everett Hale with tongue in cheek, this short novel from 1869 contains the first-ever description of an artificial earth satellite. It also describes the potential benefits of such a satellite for navigation, communication, weather observation, etc. Includes "On Vesta" by the Soviet space pioneer, K.E. Tsiolkovsky.
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).