Research Catalog

Title

Atlas of the moon: astronomy, astronautics Vincent de Callataÿ ; translated by R.G. Lascelles ; preface by Sir Bernard Lovell.

Author

Callataÿ, Vincent de

Publication

London : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1964.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Lovell, Bernard, 1913-2012

Description

160 pages : illustrations, maps; 32 cm

Uniform Title

Atlas de la lune. English

Alternative Title

Atlas de la lune.

Subject

• Astronautics
• Lunar geography
• Moon
• Moon > Maps
• Moon > Photographs from space

Note

• Illustrations in atlas section are reproductions of photographs, including a photograph of the other side of the moon.

Contents

The satellite and the fundamental laws -- The revolution of the moon around the earth -- The phases of the moon -- Distance, surface area and mass of the moon -- Rotation of the moon on its own axis -- Apparent trajectory of the moon -- The mechanism of the eclipses -- Eclipses of the moon -- Eclipses of the sun -- Tides -- Description of lunar relief -- Composition of the lunar surface -- The origin of lunar formations -- The atmosphere of the moon -- The two faces of the moon -- The shape of the selenoid -- Atlas -- Extraterrestrial trajectories -- Rockets -- Life on board a rocket -- Stages on the journey.

Call Number

OSI+ (Callataÿ, V. de. Atlas of the moon)

LCCN

64007287

OCLC

551007

Author

Callataÿ, Vincent de, author.

Title

Atlas of the moon: astronomy, astronautics Vincent de Callataÿ ; translated by R.G. Lascelles ; preface by Sir Bernard Lovell.

Publisher

London : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1964.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Added Author

Lovell, Bernard, 1913-2012, writer of preface.

Other Form:

Online version: Callataÿ, Vincent de. Atlas de la lune. English. Atlas of the moon. London, Macmillan; New York, St. Martin's Press, 1964 (OCoLC)752399759

Research Call Number

OSI+ (Callataÿ, V. de. Atlas of the moon)