# Major Elphinstone — From the Earth to the Moon character guide

> Major Elphinstone in From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Elphinstone

**First appearance:** 0000-the-gun-club

## Who they are

Gun Club member involved in planning the cannon.

## Relationships

### [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane)

_professional_

Barbicane and Major Elphinstone work together as fellow members of the Gun Club, with Elphinstone assisting in the moon project.

### [J. T. Maston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/j_t_maston)

_professional_

Maston and Major Elphinstone are colleagues in the Gun Club, collaborating on the moon project logistics.

### [General Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/general_morgan)

_professional_

General Morgan and Major Elphinstone work together as senior Gun Club officers, coordinating the project.

### [Rodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/rodman)

_professional_

Major Elphinstone and Rodman collaborate on technical aspects of the moon cannon project.

### [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane)

_professional_

Barbicane and Major Elphinstone work together as fellow members of the Gun Club, with Elphinstone assisting in the moon project.

### [Impey Barbicane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/impey_barbicane)

_professional_

Barbicane and Major Elphinstone work together as fellow members of the Gun Club, with Elphinstone assisting in the moon project.

### [J. T. Maston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/j_t_maston)

_professional_

Maston and Major Elphinstone are colleagues in the Gun Club, collaborating on the moon project logistics.

### [J. T. Maston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/j_t_maston)

_professional_

Maston and Major Elphinstone are colleagues in the Gun Club, collaborating on the moon project logistics.

### [Rodman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/characters/rodman)

_professional_

Major Elphinstone and Rodman collaborate on technical aspects of the moon cannon project.

## In the story

### [Effect of President Barbicane's Communication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/effect-of-president-barbicane-s-communication)

Member of the Gun Club; part of the group that carries Barbicane in triumph.

### [Answer from the Cambridge Observatory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/answer-from-the-cambridge-observatory)

Member of the Gun Club present at the boardroom meeting to debate the astronomical consultation.

### [The Hymn of the Cannonball](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/the-hymn-of-the-cannonball)

Committee member who questions the cost of aluminum and the weight of the projectile, but ultimately agrees to the design.

### [History of the Cannon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/history-of-the-cannon)

Participates in the debate, questioning the feasibility of mounting the cannon and suggesting a howitzer form.

### [The Question of Powders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/the-question-of-powders)

Distinguished chemist; opens the debate with figures on powder use, advocates for large-grained powder, and proposes 500,000 lbs. of powder.

### [Stony Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/stony-hill)

Part of the surveying party, observes the landscape and notes the presence of Seminoles.

### [The Columbiad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/the-columbiad)

Among the first members of the Gun Club to descend into the Columbiad during the reception ceremony.

### [Thrust and Parry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/from_the_earth_to_the_moon_se/chapters/thrust-and-parry)

Present as a colleague of Barbicane, observing the debate.

## Links

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