The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite

PART OF:
Ricketts Collection of photographs, equipment and ephemera
Made:
1864
maker:
James Hall Nasmyth

'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by James Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, published 1864. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Jane and Howard Ricketts Collection
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 40 mm x 225 mm x 285 mm,
type:
book, photograph and woodburytype
credit:
The Ricketts Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

Parts

Full Moon and Cracked Glass Globe illustrating the Cause of the Bright Radiating Streaks

Full Moon and Cracked Glass Globe illustrating the Cause of the Bright Radiating Streaks

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/19
type:
photograph and woodbury type