Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope by Victor Appleton
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"Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope" by Victor Appleton is a juvenile science fiction novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the young inventor Tom Swift, who is eager to build a powerful telescope using a newly discovered substance, which he believes will allow him to explore life on other planets. Alongside his friend Ned Newton and their giant servant Koku, Tom embarks on a series of
imaginative adventures where he encounters various challenges, including a mysterious accident and sabotage attempts, as he works towards achieving his remarkable invention. At the start of the story, Tom Swift is introduced as he shares his excitement about a new invention—a telescope using a mysterious green disk that can become invisible. His friend Ned expresses skepticism about Tom's ambitious goals of observing life on Mars, but the excitement builds as they navigate through Tom's laboratory. The narrative quickly escalates as they discover an intruder attempting to steal the invaluable disk, leading to suspicions of foul play related to Tom's groundbreaking inventions. This opening portion sets the stage for both the scientific ambition of the characters and the thrilling adventures that follow, full of intrigue and innovation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Appleton, Victor |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Gary, James |
| Title | Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Swift, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Telescopes -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 21188 |
| Release Date | Apr 19, 2007 |
| Last Update | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 12383 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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