![]() 1 loosely inserted folding map, 30 photographic illustrations of the moon on folding plates, 3 other folding plates, numerous illustrations and tables. Pickering constructed and established several observatories or astronomical observation stations, including notably, Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory. He led solar eclipse expeditions and studied craters on the Moon and as an interesting side note, early predicted the existence of Pluto, which would not be confirmed until 1930. He was an outstanding astronomer with the Harvard College Observatory. Pickering's atlas was a standard reference for many years. FIRST EDITION AND A WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF THE MOON. A very good copy, light evidence of use or age, the text very clean and fresh, the off-white lettering rubbed out on the spine panel, the lettering to the upper cover in fine condition. 4to, original navy-blue cloth lettered on the upper cover and spine in white, the upper cover with a photographic pastedown of the moon at center within an off-white double lined panel at the borders. Extensively illustrated, both throughout the text and on plates, including the atlas of the lunar surface made with telescopic photography. Visit our website to see more images!.įirst edition. 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). The photographs were taken in 1901 in Jamaica especially for this atlas. All the plates were to be at the same scale, and the same size as the original negatives. ![]() Pickering decided to produce a systematic, affordable atlas, with every feature covered five times, under different angles of illumination. "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 atlas was too expensive. Ashworth, The face of the moon, Linda Hall 32 (US American edition) ? FIRST EDITION, Published in New York and London at the same time. ![]() Text and plates clean and little age toned only, insect damage to rear endpaper not affecting text. 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). viii,, 103 pp., 100 plates including the frontispiece, half-tone plates and illustrations. Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. ![]() Radial streaks of ejecta and secondary craters cover the terrain that surrounds Stetson and Blackett.īy convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Stetson. The surviving rim and the remaining interior floor are relatively indistinct, possibly due to deposits of ejecta from the Mare Orientale impact basin to the northeast. Only the portion of the rim that is still relatively intact is from the west-northwest counter-clockwise to the south. There are also small craters along the southeast and northwestern rims. Lying across the eastern rim is a double-crater formation consisting of the satellites Stetson E and Stetson G. The northeastern part of the rim of Stetson has been overlain by the larger crater Blackett. Stetson is the remains of a crater on the far side of the Moon.
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