Astronomy Atlas of the Moon

Rukl, Antonin; Rackham, Thomas W.

ISBN 10: 0913135178 / ISBN 13: 9780913135174

Published by Kalmbach Publishing (edition First Edition), 1993

About this Item

With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0913135178-8-1-29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Astronomy Atlas of the Moon
• Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0913135178
• ISBN 13: 9780913135174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

Explores the observable parts of the moon, with maps of seventy-six sections of the near side of the moon, with place-names and their coordinates

Reviews

This is a great book for telescope users and a fine one for ordinary browsers. It is an up-to-date atlas of the observable part of the moon. Maps of the moon compose the bulk of the book's 224 pages.

The introduction discusses history, terminology, phases of the moon, and the moon's surface. This is followed by maps of 76 sections of the near side of the moon, each accompanied by a small locator map. Facing pages include place-names and their derivations as well as map coordinates. Following the maps are photographs of interesting lunar formations (craters, ring mountains, walled plains), advice on setting up and using a telescope, descriptions of eclipses, and a glossary. There is a thorough bibliography and index of named formations at the end of the book. One can look up Amundsen, for example, and locate the ring mountain named after him.

The only comparable works are Moon-Mars-Venus (Hamlyn, 1976) and Alter's Pictorial Guide to the Moon (1967). This new book has far more information clearly presented, and names are up-to-date. As director of the Prague Planetarium, the author is knowledgeable and explains terms clearly. Any library with even one patron interested in or studying astronomy should consider this book.