From the midpoint of the division a flaming torch sprang up, spewing out, over a considerable distance, fire, hot coals and sparks. Meanwhile the body of the Moon which was below writhed, as it were in anxiety, and to put it in the words of those who reported it to me and saw it with their own eyes, the Moon throbbed like a wounded snake. Afterwards it resumed its proper state. This phenomenon was repeated a dozen times or more, the flame assuming various twisting shapes at random and then returning to normal. Then, after these transformations, the Moon from horn to horn, that is along its whole length, took on a blackish appearance.
Interesting.
I certainly did not intend to offend. Thanks for the tip on some astronomical history.
I did find your suggestion that all of the cratering of the moon was done in its early days (before man) a bit off putting. This bit of history certainly would suggest that it is not entirely true.
Oh and I guess I should have said “written history” instead of recorded history.
Although Neanderthal cave paintings do some convey information as to their view of their world I would not consider cave paintings a ‘record’ because no specific event can be discerned from the painting. You may say that here there was a bison hunt but you can not discern which bison hunt or who was leading the hunt or where that hunt occurred.
For me to consider something a historical record it needs at least who did what where and when.
Friend, trust me. The Moon was cratered over a period of 3 billion years until it stopped about a billion years ago. Science calls it ‘’the bombardment period’’. The result of this pummeling caused dark rock matter to well up through the surface and formed what the first astronomers called ‘’mare’’ or ‘’seas’’.