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Lunar and Planetary Cartography in Russia (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)
Shevchenko, Vladislav, Rodionova, Zhanna, Michael, Gregory
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Description for Lunar and Planetary Cartography in Russia (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)
Hardcover. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 145 pages, 123 black & white illustrations, 37 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PGS; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 246 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
This book is the first to document in depth the history of lunar and planetary cartography in Russia. The first map of the far side of the Moon was made with the participation of Lomonosov Moscow University (Sternberg Astronomical Institute, MSU) in 1960. The developed mapping technologies were then used in preparing the “Complete Map of the Moon” in 1967 as well as other maps and globes. Over the years, various maps of Mars have emerged from the special course “Mapping of extraterrestrial objects” in the MSU Geography Department, including the hypsometric map of Mars at a scale of 1:26,000,000, ... Read more
This book is the first to document in depth the history of lunar and planetary cartography in Russia. The first map of the far side of the Moon was made with the participation of Lomonosov Moscow University (Sternberg Astronomical Institute, MSU) in 1960. The developed mapping technologies were then used in preparing the “Complete Map of the Moon” in 1967 as well as other maps and globes. Over the years, various maps of Mars have emerged from the special course “Mapping of extraterrestrial objects” in the MSU Geography Department, including the hypsometric map of Mars at a scale of 1:26,000,000, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
145
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319210384
SKU
V9783319210384
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About Shevchenko, Vladislav, Rodionova, Zhanna, Michael, Gregory
Vladislav V. Shevchenko is Head of the Department of Lunar and Planetary Research at Sternberg State Astronomical Institute, Moscow University. He has held this position since 1978, and throughout that period he has also been Chairman of the Lunar Task Group of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. From 1978 to 1997 Dr. Shevchenko was Chairman ... Read more
Reviews for Lunar and Planetary Cartography in Russia (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)
“It is the first detailed history of lunar and planetary cartography in Russia and the Soviet Union and, as such, it merits its place in academic reference libraries and will serve to complement western studies … . it will prove to be of interest to the specialist in planetary mapping.” (Bill Leatherbarrow, The Observatory, Vol. 136 (1253), August, 2016)