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The Great Moon Hoax, Vespertilio-homo
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Title:
The Great Moon Hoax, Vespertilio-homo
Caption:
The Great Moon Hoax refers to a series of articles that were published in 1835 by The Sun, a New York newspaper, about the discovery of life on the Moon, falsely attributed to English astronomer John Herschel. The articles described fantastic animals, including unicorns, bipedal tail-less beavers and bat-like winged humanoids (Vespertilio-homo) who built temples. There were trees, oceans and beaches. Authorship of the articles have been attributed to Richard Adams Locke. Lithograph by Salvatore Fergola, 1835 - 1849s.
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Album / Science Source
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Image size:
4972 x 3585 px | 51.0 MB
Print size:
42.1 x 30.4 cm | 16.6 x 11.9 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1835 • 1840S • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • ADAMS • AMERICA • BIZARRE • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CENTURY • COLORED • COLORIZED • COLOURED • CREATURE • CREEPY • EERIE • ENHANCED • FALSE-COLOURED • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FANTASTICAL • FICTION • GREAT • HERSCHEL • HISTORY • HOAX • HUMANOID • IMAGINARY • JOHN • LOCKE • LUNA • MOON • NEW • NEWSPAPER • NINETEENTH CENTURY • NO ONE • NO-ONE • NOBODY • ODD • PECULIAR • QUIRKY • RICHARD • SCARY • SCIENCE • STRANGE • SUN • THE • UNUSUAL • USA • VESPERTILIO-HOMO • WACKY • WEIRD • XIX CENTURY • YORK
