Illustrations of a waning crescent Moon, from Selenographia (1647) by Johannes HeveliusHevelius’ Sel
Illustrations of a waning crescent Moon, from Selenographia (1647) by Johannes HeveliusHevelius’ Selenographia, the first lunar atlas, gained a widespread recognition around seventeenth century Europe due to its visual artistry and scientific accuracy. It contained three large plates displaying the surface of the full Moon (like the one here) and a series of smaller maps of lunar phases day by day. All the engravings were made by Hevelius himself, and the book was printed at his observatory. Hevelius proposed a nomenclature system for the lunar features, naming them after similar terrestrial landmarks; it remained in use, alongside the Riccioli system that we use today, for 150 years. -- source link
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