Three classic Science Fiction/Rocketry books: "De la Terre a la Lune, Autour de la Lune" by Jules Verne, Paris, J. Hertzel, 1875. "The First Men in the Moon" by H.G. Wells. First edition, London, G. Newnes, 1901. "Raketenflug" by R. Nebel, Berlin-Reinickendorf, 1932