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[[Image:Verne.jpg|right|thumb|Jules Verne]]
 
'''Jules Verne''' (Nantes 1828 - Amiens 1905) was a [[France| French]] [[science-fiction]] [[author]] and a pioneer of that literary genre. His most popular books include:
 
'''Jules Verne''' (Nantes 1828 - Amiens 1905) was a [[France| French]] [[science-fiction]] [[author]] and a pioneer of that literary genre. His most popular books include:
* ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''
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* ''[[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]]''
 
* ''Journey to the Center of the Earth''
 
* ''Journey to the Center of the Earth''
 
* ''Around the World in 80 Days''
 
* ''Around the World in 80 Days''
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* ''From the Earth to the Moon''
 
* ''From the Earth to the Moon''
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Verne wrote about machines similar to [[submarine]]s and [[airplane]]s in his books before those machines were invented.
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Many of Verne's works, especially 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, are notable for their precise and accurate scientific detail.  Verne prolifically wrote about [[submarine]]s, [[airplane]]s, and interplanetary [[rockets]] in his books before those machines were invented.
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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