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The Moon is probably the most gazed-upon object anywhere, on or off the Earth. It is visible from all parts of the Earth; everyone can see it. The Sun is usually too bright to view directly with comfort and safety, and no one planet or star is anywhere near bright enough to attract attention as does the Moon.
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
Here will we sit and let the sounds of music creep in our ears.
William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice
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Upgren, A. (1998). The Moon. In: Night Has a Thousand Eyes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6072-6_14
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