An edition of The Sun and the moon
(2008)
Sun and the Moon
The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York
by Matthew Goodman
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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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History, Miscellanea, New York (State), Corrupt practices, Journalism, Fraud in science, Sun (New York, N.Y. : 1833), Day, Benjamin Henry, -- 1810-1889, Fraud in science -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century, Journalism -- Corrupt practices, Moon -- Miscellanea, New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th centuryPlaces
New York, New York (N.Y.), MoonTimes
19th century
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