Somnium ("The Dream"): Posthumous Work on Lunar Astronomy - Paperback

by Johannes Kepler (Author)

According to Carl Sagan and Isaac Asimov, Kepler s "Somnium" ("The Dream"), written around 1611, should be considered the first science-fiction novel ever. The eminent astronomer Johannes Kepler imagines a trip to the moon and speculates about its inhabitants and astronomy.