{"product_id":"the-man-in-the-moone-broadview-editions","title":"The Man in the Moone (Broadview Editions)","description":"\u003cp\u003eArguably the first work of science fiction in English  Francis Godwins The Man in the Moone was published in 1638  pseudonymously and posthumously. The novel  which tells the story of Domingo Gonsales  a Spaniard who flies to the moon by geese power and encounters an advanced lunar civilization  had an enormous impact on the European imagination for centuries after its initial publication. With its discussion of advanced ideas about astronomy and cosmology  the novel is an important example of both popular fiction and scientific speculation. This Broadview Edition includes a critical introduction that places the text in its scientific and historical contexts. The rich selection of appendices includes related writings by Godwin and his predecessors and contemporaries on magnetism  human flight  voyages to real and unreal lands  and the possibility of extra-terrestrial life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986132594741,"sku":"ByrdShop_1551118963","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781551118963.jpg?v=1770888456","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-man-in-the-moone-broadview-editions","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}