10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELENOGRAPHICAL»
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
From the founding of the Selenographical Society in 1878 until its folding in 1882,
Elger was a member and a regular contributor of lunar observations to the
Selenographical Journal. Elger was an early and active member of The Liverpool
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Thomas Hockey, Katherine Bracher, Marvin Bolt,
2007
Geographical,. or,. if. you. prefer,. Selenographical. Appendix. To the Very
Reverend Father Paul Guldin, Priest of the Society of Jesus, etc. Venerable and
Learned Man, Beloved Patron. There is hardly anyone with whom I should prefer
at this ...
Thus, as in so many selenographical problems, patient observation establishes
the existence of certain phenomena, but the elucidation of the meaning of the
phenomena established is checked for want of special observations that are
never ...
4
The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal ...
tables (which first appeared in the Selenographical Journal) will be found useful,
as they give for any day between A.D. 1780 and A.D. 1900 the selenographical
longitude of the point where the terminator crosses the moon's equator, which it ...
5
The Oxford Guide to the History of Physics and Astronomy
Johann Schröter revived detailed selenographical mapping in Germany around
1790 by using large-aperture reflecting telescopes giving high magnifications.
The new fascination with the Moon as a geological body from the 1830s further ...
6
Plurality of Worlds: The Origins of the Extraterrestrial ...
form of unconscious metaphysical influence when he boasted, again in the "
Geographical, or Selenographical, Appendix" to the Somnium, "If you direct your
mind to the towns on the moon, I shall prove to you that I see them." For Kepler
this ...
7
Ladies in the Laboratory? American and British Women in ...
Rughy, Nat. Hist. Soc. Rep. Schweiz. Natf. Ges. Verh. Science Scott. Geogr. Mag.
Scott. Natlist. Selenographical]. Sidereal Messenger Silliman, ]. Smithsonian Inst.
Bur. Ethnol. Rep. Smithsonian Miscell. Coll. Smithsonian Rep. Soc. Arts. Trans.
8
NASA's Moon Program: Paving the Way for Apollo 11
It stimulated sufficient interest to prompt the establishment of the Selenographical
Society with William Radcliffe Birt, one of the most active of British amateur lunar
observers of that time, as president, and Neison as secretary. But it was ...
9
Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer's Guide
For instance in England there was the Selenographical Society, formed in the
early 1870s specifically for lunar studies. The British Association for the
Advancement of Science appointed the Secretary of the Society, W.R. Birt, to
head a ...
10
Mapping and Naming the Moon: A History of Lunar Cartography ...
Actually this was of little consequence, as yet another major selenographical
work was begun in Germany in about 1828, when it became apparent that
Lohrmann would be unable to complete his project. This one was destined to
become a ...