English: 1835 The New York Sun perpetrated The Great Moon Hoax. The articles were falsely attributed to Sir John Herschel (1792 - 1871), perhaps the best-known astronomer of his day (and nephew of Caroline Herschel). The headline read: GREAT ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES LATELY MADEBY SIR JOHN HERSCHEL, L.L.D. F.R.S. &c. At the Cape of Good Hope.
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{{Изображение Лунный храм | Описание = литография | Источник = http://wilsonsalmanac.blogspot.com/2005/08/great-moon-hoax.html | Время создания = 1835 г. | Автор
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