Portrait of Garrett Putman Serviss

Garrett Putman Serviss

Garrett Putnam Serviss was an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss was born in Sharon Springs, New York and majored in science at Cornell University. He took a law degree at Columbia University but never worked as an attorney. Instead, in 1876 he joined the staff of The New York Sun newspaper, working as a journalist until 1892 under editor Charles Dana.

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A Columbus of Space

"A Columbus of Space" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the character Ed...

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Curiosities of the Sky

"Curiosities of the Sky" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work explores the wonders and my...

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How to Use the Popular Science Library; History of Science; General Index

"How to Use the Popular Science Library; History of Science; General Index" by Garrett P. Serviss is a scientific publication written in the early 20t...

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Edison's Conquest of Mars

"Edison's Conquest of Mars" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. This story serves as a sequel to H....

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The Second Deluge

"The Second Deluge" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a science fiction novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers on a brilliant bu...

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The Moon Metal

"The Moon Metal" by Garrett P. Serviss is a science fiction novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the astonishing disc...

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Astronomy in a nutshell : $b The chief facts and principles explained in popular language for the general reader and for schools

"Astronomy in a Nutshell" by Garrett P. Serviss is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This book aims to make the complex topi...

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Round the year with the stars The chief beauties of the starry heavens as seen with the naked eye

"Round the Year with the Stars" by Garrett Putman Serviss is an astronomical guidebook written in the early 20th century. The book aims to deepen read...

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The Moon: A Popular Treatise

"The Moon: A Popular Treatise" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores our closest...

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Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments

"Astronomy with an Opera-glass" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a popular introduction to the study of astronomy, written in the late 19th century. This ...

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Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers

"Pleasures of the Telescope" by Garrett Putman Serviss is an illustrated guide for amateur astronomers written in the early 20th century. This work se...

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Other Worlds Their Nature, Possibilities and Habitability in the Light of the Latest Discoveries

"Other Worlds" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the nature and possibilities...

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Edison's Conquest of Mars

"Edison's Conquest of Mars" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The book presents a thrilling narra...

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