- Bib ID:
- 1000218
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Whitaker, Ewen A. (Ewen Adair)
- Description:
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- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999
- xix, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0521622484
- 0521052162 (hardback)
- Full contents:
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- 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 activity. 6. A globe, tree rings, and a city. 7. Lunar cartography comes of age
- Third Era. From Proliferation to Standardization. 8. Lunar mapping in the Victorian period. 9. Nomenclature gets international attention
- Fourth Era. The Space Age Demands Changes. 10. Setting up guidelines. 11. Planets and satellites set the rules
- App. A. Names in Van Langren's manuscript map
- App. B. Differences between Van Langren's engraved maps
- App. C. Differences between the Strasbourg forgery and Paris version
- App. D. Van Langren's nomenclature
- App. E. Hevelius's nomenclature
- App. F. Hevelius's names still used in modern maps
- App. G. Riccioli's nomenclature.
- 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
- App. Q. Other new names in Named Lunar Formations
- App. R. Wilkins's new names
- App. S. IAU lunar nomenclature resolutions, 1961
- App. T. New names in the Rectified Lunar Atlas
- App. U. Additions to the NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature, RP 1097
- App. V. Selected bibliography and references.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index.
- Subject:
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- Also Titled:
- Lunar cartography and nomenclature
- Copyright:
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