In the last week of August 1853, The Sun, a New York newspaper came up with an article series that got America talking. The article series talked about some of the stunning discoveries made by the British astronomer Sir John Herschel.
Apparently, Sir John Herschel had made a huge new telescope with which he observed the celestial bodies. The article talked in length about Sir John’s most celebrated finding- life on the Moon. The articles talked about creatures on the Moon that were half human and half bat. These creatures built several temples on the Moon. There were also other fantastic animals and oceans. The paper created so much excitement and thousands of copies were sold. But, the article turned out to be a hoax. In fact, even Sir John didn’t know about the discoveries that were attributed to him.
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