Lecture Ii.

THE MOON.

The Phases of our Attendant the Moon--The Size of the Moon--How Eclipses are produced--Effect of the Moon’s Distance on its Appearance--A Talk about Telescopes--How the Telescope aids us in Viewing the Moon--Telescopic Views of the Lunar Scenery--On the Origin of the Lunar Craters--The Movements of the Moon--On the Possibility of Life in the Moon 74