En un claro homenaje a las extraordinarias aventuras de Julio Verne, y con un sentido del humor excepcional, Carlos Pascual hace gala una vez m s de su destreza literaria para narrarnos un evento ver dico en la historia de M xico que parece, sin embargo, sacado de una estrafalaria obra de ficci n. 1874. Se aproxima el gran evento astron mico del siglo, el tr nsito de Venus, que permitir calcular la distancia entre el Sol y la Tierra, y la comunidad cient fica est conmocionada. El presidente Sebasti n Lerdo de Tejada, movido por el esp ritu de su tiempo y asesorado por un grupo de expertos, decide insertar a M xico en la modernidad y crea la Comisi n Astron mica Mexicana, encargada de llegar a las costas de Jap n para tomar las tan esperadas mediciones. Es as como cinco cient ficos mexicanos --entre los que se encuentra Francisco D az Covarrubias-- se embarcan en un periplo de varios meses sin tener idea de las aventuras que los esperan. Despu s de un accidentado trayecto a Veracruz, una confusi n diplom tica en Cuba, una cuarentena obligada en Filadelfia, una trifulca con los apaches y un dram tico naufragio, llegar n por fin a las playas niponas, donde instalar n su campamento. Lograr M xico participar en la carrera internacional por conquistar el espacio? ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONIn clear homage to Jules Verne's extraordinary adventures, and with an exceptional sense of humor, Carlos Pascual flaunts his literary mastery once more to tell us a true story in Mexican history that nevertheless seems taken from an outlandish work of fiction. 1874. The great astronomical event of the century approaches: the transit of Venus, after which it will be possible to calculate the distance between the Earth and the Sun, and the scientific community is in shock. President Sebasti n Lerdo de Tejada, moved by the spirit of his time and advised by a group of experts, decides to direct Mexico towards modernity and create the Mexican Astronomy Commission, responsible for going to Japan and take the much-awaited measurements. And that is how five Mexican scientists--Francisco D az Covarrubias among them--embark on a several-month-long periplus, unaware of the adventures that awaited them. After a rough journey to Veracruz, a diplomatic mix-up in Cuba, a forced quarantine in Philadelphia, a brawl with the Apache, and a dramatic shipwreck, they finally arrive on Japanese shores, where they will set up camp. Will Mexico be able to take part in the international race to conquer space?
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