Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Huntington and Savage, Mason and Law · leaf 116
y has noticed these rude outlines upon the face of the Moon, andmany, doubtless, have wondered what they wrere ; but how few have supposed, as theywere gazing upon her mottled disk, that they were enjoying a distant view of a world;and that these dim outlines were a natural map of its nearest… … 110 PRIMARY ASTRONOMY. Her surface is very rough and uneven, covered withdeep valleys and lofty mountains. [The profile of the Moon is remarkably characterized by inequalities like our mount-ain ranges. This, indeed, is its most striking features. There are a great number ofperfectly isolated…
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