Expedition to Earth

short story collection by Arthur C. Clarke
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Expedition to Earth

Summary

Expedition to Earth is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Expedition to Earth authored Arthur C. Clarke[3].
  • Expedition to Earth's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Expedition to Earth was published by Ballantine Books[5].
  • Expedition to Earth's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Expedition to Earth's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • Expedition to Earth's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Expedition to Earth was released on 1953[9].
  • Expedition to Earth's cover art by is recorded as Richard M. Powers[10].
  • Expedition to Earth's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Expedition to Earth'}[11].
  • Expedition to Earth's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[12].

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Authorship and Creation

Expedition to Earth authored Arthur C. Clarke[3]. It was published by Ballantine Books[5].

Publication

Expedition to Earth was published on 1953[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is science fiction[6].

Why It Matters

Expedition to Earth ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Cover art by Richard M. Powers
    Publication date
    Country of origin United States
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