Items related to The Moon And The Condition And Configurations Of Its...

The Moon And The Condition And Configurations Of Its Surface - Softcover

Edmund Neison

 
9780461852974: The Moon And The Condition And Configurations Of Its Surface

Synopsis

The Moon And The Condition And Configurations Of Its Surface by Edmund Neison is a detailed 19th-century selenographic treatise presenting a map-based catalog of the Moon’s northern quadrants. Organized around major regions such as Lacus Somniorum, Mare Imbrium, Sinus Iridum, Mare Frigoris, and Oceanus Procellarum, it records topography, albedo patterns, rills, and the relationships of mare and highland terranes. The work traces observational history and nomenclatural debates, discusses the evolution of lunar mapping, and emphasizes the difficulties of mapping a complex, frequently illumination- and libration-dependent surface. It also surveys lunar motions, librations, and the hypothetical possibility of a tenuous atmosphere and its observational consequences. As a practical atlas, it provides micrometric measurement methods and a full set of selenographical formulas intended to standardize coordinates, diameters, heights, and feature descriptions for cross-checking across maps. The text functions as a cumulative reference for cataloging surface features and their interrelations under varying viewing conditions.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.