Accession No
6199
Brief Description
Newnes Practical Mechanics magazine, March 1939, ‘To the Moon in a Space Ship’
Origin
Tower House, Southampton Street, Strand, W.C. 2
Maker
Newnes
Class
prints; ephemera; physics
Earliest Date
Latest Date
Inscription Date
03/1939
Material
paper
Dimensions
width 215mm; height 283mm; depth 6mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from abebooks.co.uk, 17/05/2017.
Inscription
[cover]
TO THE MOON IN A SPACE SHIP
NEWNES
PRACTICAL
MECHANICS
MARCH 1939
6.D
Description Notes
Newnes Practical Mechanics magazine, March 1939, ‘To the Moon in a Space Ship’
Colour print cover with painting of spaceship approaching the moon.
Page range of magazine: 289 - 344. Inside of front cover and both sides of back cover printed with advertisements.
Page 291 indicates:
“Editor: F. J. Camm”
“Vol. VI. March, 1939. No. 66”
Feature article runs with the sub-heading:
“The Shortest Space-Ship Voyage is the Journey to the Moon, and Below is Given Details of a Suitable Ship that might be Capable of Accomplishing the Journey”
References
Events
Description
‘Practical Mechanics’ was a monthly magazine published in Britain, mostly devoted to home mechanics and technology. It was first published in October 1993, ran for 352 issues and finished in August 1963. The magazine ran numerous articles on how to build things around your own house, for example a sink or bath. However, it also issued articles about how to make more fanciful objects, such as a Geiger counter or an aeroplane for £25 (excluding the cost of the engine).
FM:46669
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