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Ancient Skies

Cannon Shot to the Moon

Hear Jules Verne's story of a cannon shot to the moon.

Aired 08/07/2019 | Rating TV-PG

Ancient Skies

Cannon Shot to the Moon

Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Hear Jules Verne's story of a cannon shot to the moon.

Hear Jules Verne's story of an American Gun Club, which shot a projectile containing three men to the moon, from a giant cannon.

Aired 08/07/2019 | Rating TV-PG

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