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Title The Path to the Stars
Author Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky
Translator Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson AFB
Year 1966
Publisher Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson AFB
Location USA
Source pdf
Progress To be proofread
Transclusion Index not transcluded or unreviewed
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Collection of Science-Fiction Works, by K. E. Tsiolkovsky (content under a copyright, so removed from this file) 1
On the Moon. Fiction Tale 7
Deams About the Earth and the Sky 49
I. External Structure of the Universe 49
II. Universal Attraction 57
III. Description of Various Phenomena Occurring Without Participation of Gravity 66
IV. Hater of Gravity 75
V. Can One Obtain on Earth a Medium with Gravity Different than on Earth? 78
VI. 90
VII. In the Belt of Asteroids 95
VIII. Energy of the Solar Rays 140
IX. Gravitation as a Cause of Speeds of Celestial Bodies and Their Radiation 145
On Vesta 149
Beyond the Earth 155
1. Castle in the Himalayas 155
2. Enthusiasm of Discovery 155
3. Discussion of the Project 157
4. More About the Castle and Its Inhabitants 161
5. Continuation of Conversation About Rocket 163
6. Newton's First Lecture 165
7. The Second Lecture 168
8. Two Experiments with the Rocket Within the Limits of the Atmosphere 172
9. Again an Astronomical Lecture 176
10. Preparation for Flight Around the Earth 180
11. Eternal Spring. Complicated Rocket. Assembly and Supplies 181
12. Altitude of External World. Location of Rocket 185
13. The Farewell. Locked in the Rocket. Take-Off. First Impressions 185
14. The People Remaining on Earth. Lecture in the Castle 187
15. In the Rocket Flying Around the Earth. Detonation Has Ceased. [The Crew Has] Emerged from the Water. A Discussion 194
16. Subjective State 196
17. Occupation, Sleep, Reading, Food 197
18. Physical and Chemical Experiments. A Concert 199
19. They Opened the Shutters 205
20. Protests. Longing for Work. Artificial Gravity 211
21. The Rocket Turns into a Blooming Garden 212
22. Pressure Suits Are Put on 214
23. Flight Out of the Rocket into Surrounding Ether Space 216
24. Story of the Ones in Overalls About Their Impressions 220
25. Adjustment of Temperature of Rocket 222
26. Conversation About Phenomena Experienced by the Ones in Overalls 223
27. Discussions on Life in Ether 226
28. Bath 230
29. Summary on Life in Ether 231
30. Picture of Bathing 233
31. Greenhouse 234
32. Construction of the Greenhouse. Inexhaustible. Vital Products 236
33. Sorrowless Life. Telegaphing by Sunlight 242
34. State of Humanity in 2017 243
35. Strange Star. Earth Recognizes That World Deserts Are Open for Humanity 244
36. Again Beyond the Earth. Conference About New Spiral Flight Around the Earth. Mysterious Knock. Sentinel in Ether 246
37. Flight Along a Spiral. Travel Impressions. Fireballs. They Attain the Orbit of the Moon. Resolve to Fly to the Moon 250
38. Doubts. To Fly onto the Moon 254
39. Events on the Native Planet 256
40. From Earth to Space and Back. Construction of New Colonies 262
41. Journey from Lunar Orbit to Moon 268
42. On the Mountains and Valleys of the Moon 272
43. Farewell, Moon! Departure from the Moon 288
44. Again in the Great Rocket. Telegram to Earth About the Moon 290
45. Terrestrial Matters 293
46. Pictures of Migration and Life in the Ethereal Colonies 293
47. Union of Colonies 300
48. Among the Scientists on the Orbit of the Moon. First Conference 301
49. Second Conference 303
50. Around the Sun, Beyond the Orbit of Earth 304
51. On an Unknown Planet 306
52. Again in the Rocket. They Fly to Mars 308
53. They Encounter Gas Rings on the Way 311
54. They Approach Mars 312
55. Is It Possible to Visit the Planets? 313
56. In the Direction to Earth--by the Short Route 318
57. On Earth 320
58. Meeting in the Castle. Plans for New Celestial Excursions 322
Goals of Stellar Navigation 325
Change in Relative Gravity on Earth 361
Mercury 361
Mars 365
Vesta 367
Ceres and Pallas 373
On Rings of Pallas 377
Living Creatures in Space 385
Biology of Dwarfs and Giants 403
Man, Reduced to One-Half of His Size 403
Man, Increased to Twice His Size 406
Man, Reduced by 100 Times 407
Ether Island 411
Beyond the Earth's Atmosphere 423
Science Fiction in the Works of K. E. Tsiolkovsky, by B. N. Vorob'yev 433

APPENDICES
Appendix I. To the Inventors of Reaction-Powered Machines (28 April 1930) 453
Appendix II. Is It Only a Fantasy? 457
Appendix III. Pages from Notebook frcm Youth 461
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