The Moon: considered as a planet, a world, and a satellite.
by James Carpenter James Nasmyth
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Chapters (35)
- THE MOON: CONSIDERED AS A PLANET, A WORLD, and A SATELLITE.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF PLATES.
- CHAPTER I. ON THE COSMICAL ORIGIN OF THE PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
- CHAPTER II. THE GENERATION OF COSMICAL HEAT.
- CHAPTER III. THE SUBSEQUENT COOLING OF THE IGNEOUS BODY.
- CHAPTER IV. THE FORM, MAGNITUDE, WEIGHT, AND DENSITY OF THE LUNAR GLOBE.
- CHAPTER V. ON THE EXISTENCE OR NON-EXISTENCE OF A LUNAR ATMOSPHERE.
- CHAPTER VI. THE GENERAL ASPECT OF THE LUNAR SURFACE.
- CHAPTER VII. TOPOGRAPHY OF THE MOON.
- COPERNICUS, 147—(49·8—107·0). Plate VIII.
- GASSENDI, 90—(59·7—123·3). Frontispiece.
- EUDOXUS, 208 (29·7—88·0), and ARISTOTLE, 209 (30·0—84·6). Plate X.
- TRIESNEKER, 150 (35·5—109·8). Plate XI.
- THEOPHILUS, 97 (22·3—120·0). CYRILLUS, 96 (23·5—121·3). CATHARINA, 95 (24·7—124·0). Plate XII.
- THEBIT, 85—(40·8—126·8).
- PLATO, 210 (41·8—81·8). Plate XIV.
- THE VALLEY OF THE ALPS (37·0—86·0). Plate XIV.
- PICO, 211 (41·9—87·3). Plate XIV.
- TYCHO, 30 (43·0—142·3). Plate XVI.
- “WARGENTIN,” 26 (57·5—140·2). Plate XVII.
- ARISTARCHUS, 176 (6·3—99·2), and HERODOTUS, 175 (63·2—99·6). Plate XVIII.
- WALTER, 48 (37·8—131·9), and adjacent Intrusive Craters. Plate XX.
- ARCHIMEDES, 191 (40·3—95·8), AUTOLYCUS, 189 (36·8—95·5), ARISTILLUS, 190 (37·0—93·3), and the APENNINES. Plate IX.
- CHAPTER VIII. ON LUNAR CRATERS.
- CHAPTER IX. ON THE GREAT RING-FORMATIONS NOT MANIFESTLY VOLCANIC.
- CHAPTER X. PEAKS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES.
- CHAPTER XI. CRACKS AND RADIATING STREAKS.
- CHAPTER XII. COLOUR AND BRIGHTNESS OF LUNAR DETAILS: CHRONOLOGY OF FORMATIONS, AND FINALITY OF EXISTING FEATURES.
- CHAPTER XIII. THE MOON AS A WORLD: DAY AND NIGHT UPON ITS SURFACE.
- CHAPTER XIV. THE MOON AS A SATELLITE: ITS RELATION TO THE EARTH AND MAN.
- CHAPTER XV. CONCLUDING SUMMARY.
- FOOTNOTES
- WORKS ON SCIENCE, &c.
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