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Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word 'Moon'


Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word 'Moon'

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DATE : Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0500
Entered in Database : 2012-01-20 18:00:00
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Science historian Howard Markel discusses the origins of the word moon and some of the lore surrounding it, including a 1638 book by the English bishop Francis Godwin entitled The Man in the Moone, which recounts a science fiction-style voyage to the moon.


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