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Lunar features :—

Mountain-chains ... ... ... ... ... 244

Crateriform mountains ... ... ... ... 245

Clefts or rills ... ... ... ... ... ... 250

Radiating streaks .251

Peculiarities of arrangement ... ... ... ... 257

Few signs of change ... . ... ... 258

Search for signs of habitation ... ... ... ... 259

Varieties of colour .262

Changes due to sublunarian forces .263

Changes in Copernicus , Mersenius, Linn4, &c. ... ... 266

Heat emitted by moon ... ... ... . . ... 272

Researches by Lord Eosse ... ... ... ... ... 278

CHAPTER V.

Lunar Celestial. Phenomena.

Question of a lunar atmosphere discussed ... ... ... 283

Suggested existence of an atmosphere over the unseen hemi-sphere ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 298

Lunar scenery ... ... ... ... ... . 303

Aspect of the lunar heavens.305

Lunar seasons ... ... . . ... ... ... ... 307

Motions of planets seen from moon, &c.308

Solar phenomena so seen ... ... ... ... ... 309

Phases, &c., of the earth so seen ... ... ... ... 310

A month in the moon ... ... ... ... ... 318

Eclipse of the sun by the earth .330

CHAPTER VI.

Condition of the Moon’s Surface.

Importance of studying the subject ... ... ... ... 333

Moon ’s primal condition ... ... ... ... .. 334

Moon exposed to meteoric rain ... ... ... ... 345