Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2021-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 177 Serviss, Garrett Putman 1851 1929 Serviss, Garrett P. (Garrett Putman) The Moon: A Popular Treatise Tim Lindell, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Moon: A Popular Treatise" by Garrett Putman Serviss is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work explores our closest celestial neighbor, the Moon, utilizing a conversational format to explain its characteristics, phases, and various geological features in a way that is accessible to the general reader. The book includes a series of lunar photographs that document the Moon’s appearance over a complete lunation and aims to present essential astronomical facts without overwhelming readers with technical jargon. At the start of the treatise, the author engages in a conversation with a friend who is curious about the Moon and its mysteries. This dialogue sets the stage for a broader discussion on the Moon's origin, its physical properties (such as size and distance from Earth), and some fundamental astronomical concepts like the phases of the Moon and the phenomena of eclipses. Serviss conveys a sense of wonder and excitement about astronomical discoveries while inviting readers to visualize the Moon's beauty and complexity, establishing an informative yet engaging tone for the exploration that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Moon QB Text Category: Science - Physics 425419 2025-06-26T08:57:40.638528 text/html 394225 2024-10-18T16:40:56 text/html 7042790 2025-06-26T08:57:48.329487 application/epub+zip 7046667 2025-06-26T08:57:42.476515 application/epub+zip 232805 2025-06-26T08:57:41.522479 application/epub+zip 7764342 2025-06-26T08:57:52.318922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7726292 2025-06-26T08:57:47.266449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312512 2022-09-29T21:25:08.540180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351414 2025-06-26T08:57:39.617507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331465 2024-10-18T16:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15932 2025-06-26T08:57:52.457926 application/rdf+xml 25044 2025-06-26T08:57:41.658463 image/jpeg 4157 2025-06-26T08:57:41.589475 image/jpeg 7022949 2025-06-26T08:57:40.784533 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia