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Space/Science » in reply to Voltaire, the champion of Newton and the author of Micromegas

re: Voltaire, and Mars two moons

I've recently read Micromegas and indeed, Voltaire writes that Mars has two moons, this more than a century before they were discovered.

ils côtoyèrent la planète de Mars, qui, comme on sait, est cinq fois plus petite que notre petit globe; ils virent deux lunes qui servent à cette planète, et qui ont échappé aux regards de nos astronomes

I should know not to take Tom's post Siriusly.

Raoul

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