- Hardback - Number of Pages: 262 pages
- Dimensions: 196.1 x 253.7 x 18.5mm - 762.05g
- Publication date: 01 Jul 1999
- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Publication City/Country: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Language: English
' ... a welcome new book on the history of lunar mapping. Ewen Whitaker probably knows more about selenocartography and lunar nomenclature than anyone alive. This fascinating book will provide guidelines and lessons for mapping and nomenclature when we finally return to the Moon.' Charles A. Wood, Sky and Telescope 'This is just the sort of book I love. It is unusual and there is nothing on my bookshelf quite like it. It is eminently readable and I can see myself referring to it time after time. I can imagine any astronomer, amateur or professional, who has an interest in the Moon, the history of astronomy, or astronomers in general, enjoying this book greatly.' Dr David W. Hughes, University of Sheffield ' ... very detailed, with excellent reproductions of the various maps ... Whitaker and his publishers are to be congratulated for a book that is certain to remain the standard.' Patrick Moore, Times Higher Education Supplement 'Ewen Whitaker has been in the forefront of lunar cartography for m...