Mapping and naming the Moon : a history of lunar cartography and nomenclature / Ewen A. Whitaker.
Edizione:
Repr
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2000.
Descrizione fisica:
XIX, 242 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Picture credits. Preface. Introduction. Acknowledgements. Pt. 1. 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. Pt. 2. 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. Pt. 3. Third era: from proliferation to standardization: 8. Lunar mapping in the Victorian period 9. Nomenclature gets international attention. Pt. 4. Fourth era: the space age demands changes: 10. Setting up guidelines 11. Planets and satellites set the rules. Appendixes. Index
