Great Moon Hoax
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| + | "'''The Great Moon Hoax'''" refers to a series of six articles that were published in ''[[The Sun (New York)|The Sun]]'', a New York newspaper, beginning on August 25, 1835, about the supposed discovery of life and even civilization on the [[Moon]]. The discoveries were falsely attributed to Sir [[John Herschel]], one of the best-known [[astronomer]]s of his time. | ||
| - | "'''The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall'''" (1835) is a [[short story]] by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] published in the June 1835 issue of the monthly magazine ''[[Southern Literary Messenger]]'', and intended by Poe to be a hoax. | ||
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| - | Poe planned to continue the hoax in further installments, but was upstaged by the famous [[Great Moon Hoax]] which started in the August 25, 1835 issue of the ''[[New York Sun (historical)|New York Sun]]'' daily newspaper. Poe later wrote that the flippant tone of the story made it easy for educated readers to see through the supposed hoax. | ||
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"The Great Moon Hoax" refers to a series of six articles that were published in The Sun, a New York newspaper, beginning on August 25, 1835, about the supposed discovery of life and even civilization on the Moon. The discoveries were falsely attributed to Sir John Herschel, one of the best-known astronomers of his time.
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