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The story of the sun, moon, and stars (1898)

Giberne, Agnes, 1845- [from old catalog] · Cincinnati, National book company · leaf 178

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oughfor its volcanoes to be active, the earth was so hot thatlife was impossible on its surface. This supposition YET MORE ABOUT THE MOON. 173 would point to an antiquity for the moons craters fartoo great to be estimated by the centuries and thethousands of years which are adequate for the lapseof… … LUNAR ERUPTION—FEEBLE ACTION. It will now be possible for us to attempt to ac-count for the formation of the lunar craters. Themost probable views on the subject are certainly thoseadopted by Mr. Nasmyth, as represented in the cuts,though it must be admitted that they are by no meansfree from…

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