Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 54 — page 130: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE PICTION a quile vague and disconnected way. For the life of us, we still don’t know what it’s all about. Published by Her- bert Jenkins (3 Duke of York Street, S.W.1) at 9s. 6d. OUT INTO SPACE is also for the very young. It would do as a bedtime story. Two children stay with their astronomer uncle and learn about the Moon, planets, space travel, etc. But probably no children nowadays talk in so ridicu- lous a fashion, or know so little about the subject. Authors Patrick Moore and A. L. Helmhave get over quite a bit of information; but the manner of their doing it and the illustrations they’ve used puts the book inthe not-recommended class. The cover and the title seem to have little bearing on the tale. It is published by Museum Press (26 Old Brompton Road, 8.W.7) at 9s. 6d. NON-FICTION Marguerite Allotte de la Fuye is apparently a relative of (or at least has the same surname .as) Jules Verne’s mother, and has written a 120 very readabie biography of JULES VERNE. The French ~ version has been translated smoothly by Erik de Mauny. Verne appears to have been a fiery, temperamental practical joker, a law student, a sailor, a playright, and a poet as well as a successful author. He led a very colourful life that comes over clearly and fasci- natingly in this excellent book. It is published by Staples Press (Mandeville Place, W. L and costs 12s. 6d. MAN AND THE PLANETS iS & wonderful little book by Robert S. Richardson, of Mount Palomar Observatory. It’s all about the solar system and ideas regarding it, present and past. Splendidly illus- trated, it is not really too expensive at 15s. from Freder- ick Muller (Ludgate House, 110 Fleet Street, E.C.4). In BIOGRAPHIES: SCIENTISTS — AND INVENTORS there are potted life-stories of eighteen people who have helped to make the world as we know it—the Herschels, Edward Jenner, Sir Humphrey Davy, Michael Faraday and Sir comiclooks.comnn)