Ikke fordi værket som sådan bringer noget egentligt nyt; men fordi Struensee som den første har formået at sammendrage summen af samtidens videnskabelige forskning til en systematiseret lærebog i artilleri.
Written almost a century before the daring flights of the astronauts, Jules Verne's prophetic novel of man's race to the stars is a classic adventure tale enlivened by broad satire and scientific acumen.
In the text of Military and political hints, he urges the United States to improve its preparedness for war by modeling its military institutions on those of France.
This "historico-technical sketch" provides readers a unique glimpse into a then-new technology which dramatically influenced the course of many battles during the Crimean Campaign: shrapnel shells.