{"product_id":"the-moon-james-nasmyth-and-james-carpenter-second-edition","title":"The Moon, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter. Second Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eThe Moon: Considered as A Planet, A World, and a Satellite\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eJames Nasmyth and James Carpenter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eSecond edition of one of the most visually ambitious and scientifically influential nineteenth-century works on lunar geology. The result of decades of observation by the engineer and amateur astronomer James Nasmyth, the work is celebrated for its remarkable series of photographic plates—among the earliest attempts to render the lunar surface with convincing realism. Unable to achieve the necessary detail through direct photography, Nasmyth constructed intricate plaster models of the moon based on telescopic observations, which were then photographed under carefully controlled lighting to simulate the effects of solar illumination.  \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eThese images, reproduced through a combination of Woodburytypes, heliotypes, and other early photomechanical processes, were widely regarded by contemporaries as strikingly “truthful” representations of the lunar surface, lending the work considerable scientific authority at the time. The volume thus stands at a pivotal moment in the history of both astronomy and photography, blending observational science, model-making, and emerging reproductive technologies in a single, highly original synthesis.  The second edition is generally preferred, containing an expanded and refined suite of plates, and remains a cornerstone work in the history of selenography and early scientific illustration.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eLondon: John Murray, 1874. Original gold embossed blue boards; pp. xvi, 189 + ads. A very good copy. Minor shelfwear and rubbing to boards with a touch of fraying to extremities, neat repair to spine heel. Hinges starting, overopened at points with one gathering loose. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown, scattered foxing, mostly to the margins with the plates themselves clean, typical cockling to leaves. A beautiful book. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46746233995439,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_7389.png?v=1775570385","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksleuth.com\/products\/the-moon-james-nasmyth-and-james-carpenter-second-edition","provider":"The Rare Book Sleuth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}