
a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
Author includes the word(s): Jules Verne3 matches found out of 1597
entries
(Note: This page not the entire list of works of
Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)
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Round the Moon (1870) |
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This early science fiction novel about space travel (published originally in French, of course) contains two chapters with explicit (and very nice) mathematical content.
In Chapter 4 (A Little Algebra)... (more) |
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Topsy-turvy (Sans Dessus Dessous) (1889) |
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The members of the Gun Club want to use a giant cannon's recoil to change the Earth's rotation axis, so they can exploit the presumed coalfields at the North Pole. An unfortunate side effect is that... (more) |
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Exciting News: The total number of works of mathematical fiction listed in this database recently reached a milestone. The 1,500th entry is The Man of Forty Crowns by Voltaire. Thanks to Vijay Fafat for writing the summary of that work (and so many others). I am also grateful to everyone who has contributed to this website. Heck, I'm grateful to everyone who visited the site. Thank you!
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College of Charleston)