Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: First Quadrant
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Author:
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Pickering, William Henry, 1858-1938
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Date:
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1903
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Short Title:
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First Quadrant
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Publisher:
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Doubleday, Page & Co.
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Publisher Location:
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New York
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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22
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Obj Width cm:
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20
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Note:
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Southwest quadrant chart showing the names and locations of features on the nearside of the Moon.
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Region:
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Moon
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Full Title:
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First Quadrant. (to accompany) The moon : a summary of the existing knowledge of our satellite, with a complete photographic atlas. By Willaim H. Pickering.
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List No:
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11294.111
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Series No:
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111
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Publication Author:
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Pickering, William Henry, 1858-1938
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Pub Date:
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1903
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Pub Title:
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The moon : a summary of the existing knowledge of our satellite, with a complete photographic atlas. By Willaim H. Pickering. of Harvard College Observatory. One hundred illustrations. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1903. (on verso of title page) Copyright 1902, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1903 by Doubleday, Page & Company.
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Pub Note:
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This photographic atlas of the moon is a guide to observing the features of the Moon. It was produced by William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 16, 1938) an American astronomer. Selected lunar features are shown at high magnification to highlight and clearly illustrate certain regions. It contains 103 pages, including 92 uncolored plates, illustrations and 8 maps. Includes "Index to names," "Lunar contents," and "List of illustrations, Plates" numbered in full title to match map numbers. Bound in navy blue cloth covers with view of the moon pasted under title, reading "The Moon. W.H. Pickering" in white.
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Pub List No:
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11294.000
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Pub Type:
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Celestial Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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92
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Pub Height cm:
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32
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Pub Width cm:
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29
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Image No:
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11294111.jp2
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Authors:
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Pickering, William Henry, 1858-1938
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