Books
- Mathematics can be Fun
- Astronomia Recreativa
- Physics for Entertainment (1913)
- Figures for Fun
- Algebra can be Fun
- Fun with Maths & Physics
- Arithmetic for entertainment
- Mechanics for entertainment
- Geometry for Entertainment
- Astronomy for entertainment
- Lively Mathematics
- Physics Everywhere
- Tricks and Amusements
He has also written several books on interplanetary travel (Interplanetary Journeys, On a rocket to stars, and World Expanses etc.)
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