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<p>In this <a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B004TRQNQU" rel="noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kindle version of <em>Skylark Three</em></a>, which appears to be the original magazine version, there's a little introductory Author's Note that says</p> <blockquote> <p>Whether or not I consider any theory sound, I did not hesitate to disregard it, if its literal application would have interfered with the logical development of the story. In &quot;The Skylark of Space&quot; Mrs. Garby and I decided, after some discussion, to allow two mathematical impossibilities to stand. One of these immediately became the target of critics from Maine to California and, while no astronomer has as yet called attention to the other, I would not be surprised to hear about it, even at this late date.</p> </blockquote> <p>It then goes on to say that faster than light travel doesn't count, that's a theory not a proven fact, etc. etc.</p> <p><strong>What are those two impossibilities?</strong></p>

https://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/648 11 Michael https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/152 2025-08-04T21:47:13Z 2025-08-04T10:55:17Z

<p>In <em>Skylark Three</em> by E.E. "Doc" Smith, the <em>Skylark</em> has an acceleration of five times the speed of light, and in <em>The Skylark of Valeron</em>, it has nearly unlimited acceleration. Is there any indication of how the light speed limit was overcome? It seems to have been ignored entirely.</p>

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