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
Publish Date
2010
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
eng
Pages
372
Description:
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.
subjects: 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 century
People: Benjamin Henry Day (1810-1889)
Places: New York, New York (N.Y.), Moon
Times: 19th century