The Hale, Edward Everett 1822-1909 creator text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Brick Moon, and Other Stories" by Edward Everett Hale is a collection published in 1899. The title novella, originally serialized in 1869, tells the story of a massive brick sphere designed as a navigational aid that accidentally launches into orbit with people aboard. This pioneering work of speculative fiction contains the first known fictional descriptions of both an artificial satellite and a space station, remarkably anticipating modern concepts of orbital navigation systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The brick moon -- Crusoe in New York -- Bread on the waters -- The lost palace -- 99 Linwood Street -- Ideals -- Thanksgiving at the polls -- The survivor's story Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brick_Moon Release date is 1999-02-01 Original publication data not identified Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1633 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1633 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133047.0 1633