The Sun and the moon
by Matthew Goodman · 2008
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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.
HistoryMiscellaneaNew York (State)Corrupt practicesJournalismFraud in scienceSun (New York, N.Y. : 1833)Day, Benjamin Henry, -- 1810-1889Fraud in science -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th centuryJournalism -- Corrupt practicesMoon -- MiscellaneaNew York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century