The Great Moon Hoax
THE GREAT MOON HOAX A scene of life on the Moon, alleged to have been observed by Herschel through his telescope ; it was a journalist's fabrication
Picture No
10052033
Media ID
47212297
Size
4292px x 2934px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
engraving by unnamed artist in the New York Sun, reproduced in Hering, Foibles and Fallacies of Science
Date
25 August 1835
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