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Show Wlist atiaps la III Mount According to tho teachings of d-vunced d-vunced modern astronomy, It Is mls-tuko mls-tuko to suppose Hint the shape of the moon Is similar lo Unit of tho earth. It Is believed nowadays that Hie liioou I a perfect ellipse, Its llguro being nearly exactly mic-thlrd longer than It Is broad. J Ins elliptical theory of our satellite's shape Is founded on tho well-known fact lliut a certain side (mid, rather) of tho moon la always presented to our view. Tills is caused by tbo moon revolving once uu her ails In exactly the same period of time Hint she revolves around the earth, lie.' clougnlid shape wus probably prob-ably caused by thn attraction of the earth when bulb planets were young aud soft, |