The moon hoax : or, A discovery that the moon has a vast population of human…
"The Moon Hoax: Or, A Discovery that the Moon has a Vast Population of Human…" is a series of newspaper articles published in 1835. Beginning on August 25, The Sun newspaper reported astonishing discoveries of life on the Moon—including winged humanoids, unicorns, and temples—falsely attributed to astronomer Sir John Herschel. The elaborate hoax described observations through a massive telescope and captivated readers for weeks. Written by reporter Richard Adams Locke, the articles
were intended as satire of extravagant astronomical theories, yet fooled the public and established the paper's fame. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Locke, Richard Adams, 1800-1871 |
|---|---|
| Dubious author | Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843 |
| LoC No. | 40037532 |
| Title | The moon hoax : or, A discovery that the moon has a vast population of human beings |
| Note | The Great Moon Hoax at Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax |
| Note | A series of articles originally published in the Sun, Aug. 1835, under title "Great astronomical discoveries", which purported to be an account of the discoveries of Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope, and which pretended to be reprinted from a supplement to the Edinburgh journal of science (then defunct). Sometimes attributed to Joseph Nicolas Nicollet. |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Subject | Astronomy -- Miscellanea |
| Subject | Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Moon -- Miscellanea |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 62779 |
| Release Date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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