Mapping and naming the moon : a history of lunar cartography and nomenclature
With its wonderful historical maps and rare early photographs, this book is a treat for everyone interested in the Moon. Observers of the Moon will appreciate this unique account of mapping and nomenclature. Excellent appendices and bibliography provide a launch pad for those who wish to learn more.
Print Book, English, 2003
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], 2003
Gazetteers
xix, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
9780521544146, 9780521622486, 0521544149, 0521622484
1019645771
Preface; Introduction; Part I. First Era: From Prehistoric Images to Archetype Map: 1. Pre-telescopic lunar observations; 2. Early telescopic observations of the Moon; 3. Van Langren (Langrenus) and the birth of selenography; 4. Six more years of sporadic activity; Part II. Second Era: From Archetype to Maturity: 5. 140 years of sporadic activity; 6. A globe, tree rings, and a city; 7. Lunar cartography comes of age; Part III. Third Era: From proliferation to standardisation: 8. Lunar mapping in the Victorian period; 9. Nomenclature gets international attention; Part IV. The Space Age Demands Changes: 10. Setting up guidelines; 11. Planets and satellites set the rules. Appendices 1 - 22.
Originally published: 1999