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CONTENTS
PAGE I. Origin of the Moon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 II. Rotation, Distance, Orbit, Light, Libration, Gravitation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9 III. Atmosphere, Water, Temperature................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 IV. Origin of the Lunar Craters................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21 V. Artificial Craters; Origin of the Various Formations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 VI. Active Lunar Craters; Riverbeds................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 VII. Ice on the Moon ; the Bright Streaks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 VIII. Vegetation; the Lunar Canals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 IX. Recent Investigations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................67 X. Fancies; Apparent Size; Superstitions; Influence on the Weather................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................77 XI. History of Lunar Research................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83 XII. The Photographic Atlas................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................89 XIII. The Map of the Moon; Lunar Altitudes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95
