Category: Science - Physics
THE reader familiar with astronomical literature will doubtless remark a certain resemblance between the plan on which this book is written and that of Fontenelle’s “Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds,” a French classic of the eighteenth century. The author freely acknow...
“The globe, half bright and half black, in the center,” I said, “represents the earth. The large circle surrounding the earth we will call the moon’s orbit, which she traverses...
3. Part 3“That is another unsettled question. Some astronomers have thought that formerly, ages ago, the moon possessed a much more dense atmosphere than she has at present. Having separ...
4. Part 4“In the singularity of the names they chose for objects on the moon,” I replied, “their invention is unrivaled. We shall see some remarkable examples. Of course they are not at...
10. Part 10“Certainly it is not true. The moon is changing its apparent form all the time. There is no sudden alteration at any phase. The popular belief, however, has always been so firml...
9. Part 9“You will notice that the waning of day between photographs Nos. 17 and 18 has produced a remarkable change in the appearance of Tycho. Since the Full Moon phase Tycho has resem...
11. Part 11“South of Kies, at the edge of the _Mare Nubium_, is a lofty mountain range whose summits and slopes are very bright in the sunrise. At one point a great pass breaks through the...
7. Part 7“You shall not be kept long in expectation. Turn your eyes once more to the _Mare Imbrium_. You will observe that its northern shore consists of a series of curves, each termina...
5. Part 5“But if you should look at Endymion with a telescope you would wonder what the moon could find in him to admire. He has been turned into a huge, broken-walled ring plain. You wi...
13. Part 13“You are by no means compelled to give up your idea,” I replied. “On the contrary you are supported by the opinion of many astronomers, including Messrs. Loewy and Puiseux, whom...
6. Part 6“Pardon me,” said my friend, “but it was not of names like those that I was thinking. Observe how he who named the neighboring _Palus Somnii_, ‘Marsh of a Dream,’ exhibited an e...
12. Part 12My friend had listened to me in silence for a long time, following my finger as it pointed out the various objects on the photograph, but now she interrupted again: “You were pl...
8. Part 8“Good! Then again I am fairly well content, for all things must have an end. The most beautiful life finally merges into old age and death. I think I have read that some of your...
1. Part 1THE reader familiar with astronomical literature will doubtless remark a certain resemblance between the plan on which this book is written and that of Fontenelle’s “Conversatio...
14. Part 14Moon, birth of, and Pacific Ocean, 6. distance of, from earth, 8. greatest distance of, from earth, 8. influence of, on growth of vegetation, 163. least distance of, from earth,...