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

'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

Crater of Vesuvius

Crater of Vesuvius

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Crater of Vesuvius', taken by James Nasmyth, in 1864. This is Plate I from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/1
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Back of Hand and Wrinkled Apple

Back of Hand and Wrinkled Apple

Two Woodburytype photographs entitled 'Back of Hand and Wrinkled Apple. To illustrate the origin of certain mountain ranges resulting from shrinking of the interior', taken by James Nasmyth [1808-1890], in about 1870. This is Plate II from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/2
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Full Moon

Full Moon

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Full Moon', taken by Warren De La Rue (1815-1889), in about 1855. This is Plate III from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/3
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Picture Map of the Moon

Picture Map of the Moon

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Picture Map of the Moon', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate IV from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/4
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Skeleton Map of the Moon

Skeleton Map of the Moon

A lithograph entitled 'Skeleton Map of the Moon', made by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is plate V from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/5
type:
lithograph
Terrestrial and Lunar Volcanic Areas Compared

Terrestrial and Lunar Volcanic Areas Compared

Two Woodburytype photographs entitled 'Terrestrial and Lunar Volcanic Areas Compared', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate VI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/6
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Diagram of Lunar Craters...

Diagram of Lunar Craters...

A lithograph entitled 'Diagram of Lunar Craters forming a series ranging from 1¾ miles to 78 miles diameter, all containing central cones' by Jame Nasmyth, 1873. This is an illustration from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/7
type:
lithograph
Copernicus

Copernicus

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Copernicus', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate VIII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/8
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
The Lunar Apennines, Archemedes &c., &c.

The Lunar Apennines, Archemedes &c., &c.

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'The Lunar Apennines, Archemedes &c., &c.', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate IX from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/9
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Aristotle and Eudoxus

Aristotle and Eudoxus

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Aristotle & Eudoxus.', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate X from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/10
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Triesnecker

Triesnecker

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Triesnecker', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/11
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina

Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/12
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Ptolemy, Alphons, Arzachael &c

Ptolemy, Alphons, Arzachael &c

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Ptolemy, Alphons, Arzachael &c', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XIII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/13
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Plato

Plato

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Plato', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XIV from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/14
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Mercator and Campanus

Mercator and Campanus

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Mercator and Campanus', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XV from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/15
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Tycho

Tycho

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Tycho and its surroundings', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XVI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/16
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Wargentin

Wargentin

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Wargentin', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XVII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/17
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Aristarchus & Herodotus

Aristarchus & Herodotus

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Aristarchus & Herodotus', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XVIII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/18
type:
photograph and woodbury type
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

Two Woodburytype photographs, one entitled 'Full Moon Exhibiting the Bright Streaks Radiating from Tycho etc.', and the other 'Glass Globe Cracked by Internal Pressure Illustrating the Cause of the Bright Streaks Radiating from Tycho etc.' The first is taken by Warren De La Rue in about 1855. This is Plate XIX from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

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

Overlapping Craters

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Overlapping Craters', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XX from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/20
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Normal Lunar Crater

Normal Lunar Crater

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Normal Lunar Crater', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XXI from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/21
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Aspect of an Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth...

Aspect of an Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth...

A lithograph entitled 'Aspect of an Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth as it would appear as seen from the Moon' by James Nasmyth, c 1870. This is Plate XXII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/22
type:
lithograph
Group of Lunar Mountains

Group of Lunar Mountains

A Woodburytype photograph entitled 'Group of Lunar Mountains. Ideal Landscape.', taken by James Nasmyth, in about 1870. This is Plate XXIII from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/23
type:
photograph and woodbury type
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Gassendi

Gassendi

A print of a drawing entitled 'Gassendi, Novr 7 1867 10pm', by James Nasmyth. This is the frontispiece from a book, published in 1874, entitled 'The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite' by Nasmyth and James Carpenter, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The book was based on their observations of the moon through drawings, photographs and models.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1990-5037/PB14/24
type:
print