133. The Lancet published an article in 1856 claiming that sunlight and moonlight have different properties

"In direct sunlight a thermometer will read higher than another thermometer placed in the shade, but in full, direct moonlight a thermometer will read lower than another placed in the shade. If the Sun’s light is collected in a large lens and thrown to a focus point it can create significant heat, while the Moon’s light collected similarly creates no heat. In the ’’Lancet Medical Journal,” from March 14th, 1856, particulars are given of several experiments which proved the Moon's rays when concentrated can actually reduce the temperature upon a thermometer more than eight degrees. So sunlight and moonlight clearly have altogether different properties."


Dubay makes up more nonsense

Dubay claims that this is a quote in the Lancet of 1856 …. I wonder if Mr Dubay puts as much credence in other things written in the Lancet in 1856.  Perhaps he would like to treat himself for any of the following using leaches as they did in the 1800’s:  tonsillitis; headaches; ear infections; haemorrhoids; tuberculosis; epilepsy; rheumatism etc. etc.

There is also a good chance he is just making stuff up again.  There were 5 issues of the Lancet published in March 1856 on the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and the 29th.  There was no March 14th issue, and none of the articles in the published issues mention lunar light.


There was an issue on March 14th 1857, but again no mention of lunar rays.



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