The Sun and the moon
About this book
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.
Details
- First published
- 2008
- OL Work ID
- OL274358W
Subjects
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