The Man in the Moone

One of the earliest space-travel tales in English literature. Domingo Gonsales reaches the Moon using trained geese. Describes lunar inhabitants and societies with utopian curiosity. Reframes divine ascent as mechanical flight — from miracle to method. Echoes Kepler’s *Somnium* but replaces demons with invention. Marks the shift from celestial myth to speculative science fiction.

The Man in the Moone