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Grimaldi, 121, 132.

Hæmus Mountains, 92, 220.

Hansen, theory of, in regard to the other side of moon, 139.

Harbinger Mountains, 118.

“Harvest Moon,” 171.

Heat of moon compared with that of sun, 164.

Helen of Troy, 92.

Hell, 196.

Hercules, 70.

Herodotus, 112, 158. cleft near, 118.

Herschel, Sir William, his supposed discovery of active lunar volcano, 112.

Hipparchus, 78.

Hoar frost on moon, 34.

“Hunter’s Moon,” 171.

Inhabitants of moon, 31-32, 88, 95. would not be visible with most powerful telescope, 120. why they might be giants, 193.

Kepler, 114, 141, 152.

Kies, 185.

Lacus Somniorum, 93, 219.

Landsberg, 217.

Langrenus, 56, 123, 132.

Lava floods on moon, 73, 152.

Libration, effects of, on visibility of parts of moon, 57-58, Note.

Life on the moon, 230.

Light of moon compared with that of sun, 163.

Lindenau, 202.

Linné, changes in, 233. observations of, by Professor Pickering, 233. observations of, by Schmidt, 233.

Loewy and Puiseux, opinion of, on lunar “seas,” 220.

Longomontanus, 101, 146, 150, 195.

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