The man was a science-communication machine.
Poe biography shows him deeply involved in writing about science
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Book by Edgar Allan Poe, Official Publisher Page
Edgar Allan Poe, Biography, Poems, Short Stories, & Facts
Happy 200th Birthday: Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe Published a CliffsNotes Version of a Science Textbook & It Became His Only Bestseller (1839)
The first great balloon hoax, Edgar Allan Poe
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Vol. 3: Tales (Classic Reprint): 9781330655887: Edgar Allan Poe: Books
Edgar Allan Poe: Magazine Journalist - William White, 1961
Edgar Allan Poe - R. W. Wallace, 1908