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" not forget here, stars appeared only side globe turned toward the moon, and closer they were the larger they seemed also me earth stars, since no night where , they always had the same appearance; not brilliant, as usual, but pale, and very nearly like the moon of morning But few were visible, and these ten times larger ( as judge) than they seem inhabitants earth The moon, which wanted two days of being full, was of terrible bigness

" not forget here, stars appeared only side globe turned toward the moon, and closer they were the larger they seemed also to inform you that, whether calm weather or stormy, myself always immediately moon earth convinced for two reasons-because my birds always flew in straight line; and because whenever we attempted to rest, we were carried insensibly around the globe earth For I admit the opinion of Copernicus, who maintains never ceases to revolve east west, _not poles Equinoctial, commonly called the poles world, but upon those Zodiac, question I propose more here-after, when leisure to refresh my memory in regard astrology which I learned at Salamanca when young, since forgotten "

Notwithstanding the blunders italicized, the book without some claim to attention, as affording naive specimen current astronomical notions time assumed, "gravitating power" extended but short distance earth's surface, and, accordingly, our voyager "carried insensibly around the globe," etc

been other "voyages moon," but none of higher merit one just mentioned That of Bergerac is utterly meaningless third volume "American Quarterly Review" found quite an elaborate criticism upon certain "journey" kind --a criticism difficult whether the critic most exposes the stupidity book, or his own absurd ignorance of astronomy I forget the title work; but the _means voyage are more deplorably ill conceived than are even the ganzas friend the Signor Gonzales The adventurer, in digging the earth, happens to discover peculiar metal the moon has strong attraction, and straightway constructs of it box, which, when cast loose from its terrestrial fastenings, flies , forthwith, satellite The "Flight of Thomas O'Rourke," is jeu d' esprit not altogether contemptible, and translated into German Thomas, the hero, was, , the gamekeeper of an Irish peer, whose eccentricities gave rise tale The "flight" is made on an eagle's back, from Hungry Hill, lofty mountain end of Bantry Bay

various brochures the aim is always satirical; the theme being description of Lunarian customs as compared with ours In none any effort at plausibility details voyage itself The writers seem, in each instance, utterly uninformed in respect to astronomy In "Hans Pfaall" the design is original, inasmuch as regards an attempt at verisimilitude, application of scientific principles ( whimsical nature subject would permit), actual passage earth moon

{*2} The zodiacal light is probably what the ancients called Trabes Emicant Trabes quos docos vocant -- Pliny, lib 2, p 26

{*3} original publication of Hans Pfaall, that Mr Green, of Nassau balloon notoriety, and other late aeronauts, deny the assertions of Humboldt, respect, and speak of decreasing inconvenience, -- precisely in accordance theory here urged in mere spirit of banter

{*4} Havelius writes that he has found, in skies perfectly clear, when even stars sixth and seventh magnitude were conspicuous, that, same altitude moon, same elongation earth, and with one same excellent telescope, the moon and its maculae appear equally lucid at all times circumstances observation, evident cause phenomenon either air, tube, moon, or eye spectator, but looked for in something (an atmosphere ? ) existing moon