And then there’s Cyrano de Bergerac’s   L’Autre monde ou les états et empires de la Lune, published posthumously in 1657 :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comical_History_of_the_States_and_Empires_of_the_Moon

and featured in this nice entry on the Toronto Reference Library Blog:

https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/trl/2019/06/fly-me-to-the-moon-exhibit-at-the-merril-collection.html

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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Zellmer, Linda
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019 09:55
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Subject: Re: Moon Landing 50th Anniversary

Hello,

I put two displays up at WIU, but used Documents, maps and materials from the stacks. In the process, I found that there were two books, originally published in the 1630s, that described trips to the Moon. The original Moon landing science fiction! One was written by Johannes Kepler Somnium, sive Astronomia lunaris (The Dream or Lunar Astronomy) [republished as Kepler's Dream], and one was written by Bishop Francis Godwin (The Man in the Moone; or, A Discourse of a Voyage Thither, by Domingo Gonsales, the speedy messenger).

The map that I included is Color-coded topography and shaded relief maps of the lunar hemispheres (I-2769).

Linda Zellmer

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On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 4:28 PM Carlos A Diaz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Just wondering if any depositories are doing any displays/exhibits and programs commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing on July 20th.

This certainly would be a great opportunity for the depository to shine. 

You could:

-- Invite astronomers to speak about the significance of the event and what the future entails. 

-- Talk about water in the moon. 

-- Use titles and posters featuring NASA astronauts,  CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, Congressional hearings,  etc from the collection. 

-- Feature video of the lunar landing

-- Create programs for kids to get them excited about astronomy such as NASA coloring books.

-- Get science teachers to do nifty experiments and demonstrations 

There are so many things you could do. 

Carlos A. Diaz

AskCarlos. com

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