The Moon. A Summary of the Recent Advances in our Knowledge of our Satellite, With a Complete Photographic Atlas.

PICKERING, William H.

Published by John Murray, London, 1904

4to (328 x 275 mm). viii, [4], 103 pp., 100 plates including the frontispiece, half-tone plates and illustrations. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine and upper board, top edge gilt, pages uncut (cloth a little rubbed and with stains at front board, corners bumped and scuffed). Text and plates clean and little age toned only, insect damage to rear endpaper not affecting text. ---- Ashworth, The face of the moon, Linda Hall 32 (US American edition) ? FIRST EDITION, Published in New York and London at the same time. "When Pickering began his work, three photographic atlases had been attempted, and all had encountered difficulties or criticism: the Lick atlas had been discontinued; the Paris atlas had no orderly arrangement or consistent scale; the Weineck [sic] atlas was too expensive. Pickering decided to produce a systematic, affordable atlas, with every feature covered five times, under different angles of illumination. All the plates were to be at the same scale, and the same size as the original negatives. The photographs were taken in 1901 in Jamaica especially for this atlas. Pickering's atlas (which was also issued as part of the Annals of the Harvard Observatory) may not be as physically impressive as its competitors, but it was much more useful for the lunar observer, and it established the standards which most later atlases would follow" (Ashworth). - Visit our website to see more images! Seller Inventory # 002207

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Moon. A Summary of the Recent Advances ...
Publisher: John Murray, London
Publication Date: 1904
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition