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Unresolved mysteries drive innovation before sabotage disrupts the grand plan

Tom Swift introduces a green disk derived from a South American meteorite that renders telescope lenses hyper-transparent, enabling unprecedented optical magnification. Before he can construct a space eye to view Mars, mysterious rivals pursue his secret bendable glass formulas and force Mr. Damon into a staged auto crash. The ambitious project halts abruptly when a storm forces a freight ship to jettison the crucial meteorite off the coast of Cuba.

CHAPTER I → CHAPTER IV

Technical resourcefulness overcomes corporate sabotage during high-stakes…

Confronted with sabotaged plane pontoons, drained fuel tanks, and laboratory break-ins, Tom Swift relies on quick improvisation and retired salvage expert Captain John Britten to reach Key West. While Tom successfully perfects his flexible glass formula, corporate spies from Apex Glass Works attempt to steal his research. The recovery operation off the coast of Cuba faces immediate catastrophe when native divers descending three hundred feet become trapped on the ocean floor by an unseen monster.

CHAPTER V → CHAPTER VIII

Bold scientific ambition triumphs over industrial espionage to reveal distant…

Arming himself with an electric rifle, Tom Swift descends three hundred feet beneath the waves to rescue his trapped divers and secure the multi-ton meteorite. After police recover his stolen flexible glass patent papers from the fugitive Hammer, Tom processes the extraterrestrial element into a thirty-five-foot translucent green disk. Mounted on an Adirondack mountain peak, the colossal telescope reveals vibrant alien cities and flying craft operating across the surface of Mars.

CHAPTER IX → CHAPTER X

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Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope

Readers discover how inventive persistence and scientific ingenuity overcome industrial espionage and deep-sea peril to reveal alien worlds.

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