Mapping and naming the moon : a history of lunar cartography and nomenclature / Ewen A. Whitaker.
Mapping and naming the moon : a history of lunar cartography and nomenclature / Ewen A. Whitaker.
Mapping and naming the moon : a history of lunar cartography and nomenclature / Ewen A. Whitaker.
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Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N523.3/32
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English
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xix, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
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 busy activity -- Second Era. From Archetype to Maturity. 5. 140 years of sporadic ac...
App. H. Schroter's new names -- App. I. Madler's new names -- App. J. Birt's and Lee's new names -- App. K. Neison's new names -- App. L. Schmidt's new names -- App. M. Franz's new names -- App. N. Krieger's and Konig's new names -- App. O. Fauth's and Debes' new names -- App. P. Lamech's new names...
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Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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England
Date Published
1999.
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Mapping and naming the moon : a history of lunar cartography and nomenclature / Ewen A. Whitaker.
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Lunar cartography and nomenclature.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index.
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N523.3/32
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0521544149 (pbk.)
9780521622486 :
0521622484 :
9780521052160 (hbk.)
9780521622486
0521622484
9780521544146 (pbk.)
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523.3
912.991
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991017661949702626
