The sun and the moon: the remarkable true account of hoaxers, showmen, dueling journalists, and lunar man-bats in nineteenth-century New York

A study of a nineteenth-century journalistic hoax describes how a series of articles appearing in the "New York Sun" in 1835 purported to reveal lunar discoveries made by a noted British astronomer concerning life on the moon.

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Main Author: Goodman, Matthew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Basic Books 2008
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Summary:A study of a nineteenth-century journalistic hoax describes how a series of articles appearing in the "New York Sun" in 1835 purported to reveal lunar discoveries made by a noted British astronomer concerning life on the moon.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:IX, 350 S.
ISBN:9780465002573

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