Name: Cosmic Visions: Kepler's Fiction by World According to Sound
Duration: 14 min 16 s
Description: "Somnium" is considered one of the first pieces of science fiction. The short story, written in 1608, recounts a trip up to the moon. There are magical beings, aliens, drugs, and a perspective of the stars that would fundamentally change how people understood the solar system.

"Somnium" is considered one of the first pieces of science fiction. The short story, written in 1608, recounts a trip up to the moon. There are magical beings, aliens, drugs, and a perspective of the stars that would fundamentally change how people understood the solar system.

Cosmic Visions: Kepler's Fiction

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Cosmic Visions: Kepler's Fiction

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