PLA Table III
Contents
Photographic Lunar Atlas: Table III
(glossary entry)
The following list of recommended changes to the [/Named%20Lunar%20Formations IAU Nomenclature of 1935] appeared on pages 13-15 of [/Gerard%20Kuiper G. P. Kupier] et al.'s [/Photographic%20Lunar%20Atlas Photographic Lunar Atlas]. Most of the changes listed here were officially adopted by the IAU in 1961 ([/IAU%20Transactions%20XIB IAU Transactions XIB]); however Kuiper's proposed changes to the spelling of [/Le%20Monnier Le Monnier] and [/Regnault Regnault] were rejected as were several of the original French (mis)spellings in [/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named Lunar Formations].
- Note: the references to "I.A.U name" in Table IIIa reflect the way those names appeared in the Index of [/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named Lunar Formations] (1935). In a number of cases (particularly those with parenthetical additions) these are not the spellings recommended in the body of that work. For example, Bond (G.P.) in the Index is spelled Bond in the text. Mayer (T.) is Tobias Mayer (with a recommended abbreviation of "To. May."), Mayer (C.) is Christian Mayer (with a recommended abbreviation of "Chr. Ma."), etc.
Table of Contents
(pages 13-14:)
TABLE III
AMENDMENTS TO I.A.U. NOMENCLATURE
a) Amendments to spelling and typography
| Adopted Name |
I.A.U. name |
Reasons for Change | |
|
[/Lacus%20Aestatis Aestatis] |
AEstatis |
see Note 1 | |
|
[/Sinus%20Aestuum Aestuum] |
AEstuum |
see Note 1 | |
|
[/Andel Andĕl] |
Andel |
Accent omitted | |
|
[/Angstr%C3%B6m Angström] |
Angstrom |
Accent omitted | |
|
[/Promontorium%20Archerusia Archerusia] |
Acherusia |
Error by Mädler | |
|
[/Auzout Auzout] |
Azout |
Error by Schröter | |
|
[/G.%20Bond Bond, G.] |
Bond (G. P.) |
Second initial superfluous; () used for formation type | |
|
[/W.%20Bond Bond, W.] |
Bond (W. C.) |
ditto | |
|
[/Cabeus Cabeus] |
Cabaeus |
Error by Blagg | |
|
[/Cassini Cassini, J.] |
Cassini (J. J.) |
see [Bond] | |
|
[/Dembowski Dembowski] |
Dembowsky |
Error by Krieger | |
|
[/Mare%20Fecunditatis Fecunditatis] |
Foecunditatis |
Error by Cassini | |
|
[/Feuill%C3%A9e Feuillée] |
Feuillé |
Error by Schmidt | |
|
[/Fracastorius Fracastorius] |
Fracastor |
German spelling retained by Blagg | |
|
[/Gerard Gerard] |
Gérard |
Error by Mädler | |
|
[/Grove Grove] |
Groves |
Error by Neison | |
|
[/Gyld%C3%A9n Gyldén] |
Gylden |
Accent omitted | |
|
[/C.%20Herschel Herschel, C.] |
Herschel (Car.) |
see [Bond] | |
|
[/J.%20Herschel Herschel, J.] |
Herschel (J.) |
see [Bond] | |
|
[/Hooke Hooke] |
Hook |
Error by Mädler | |
|
[/Humboldt Humboldt] |
Humboldt (W.) |
see [Bond] | |
|
[/Lansberg Lansberg] |
Landsberg |
Error by Mayer | |
|
[/Le%20Monnier Lemonnier] |
Le Monnier |
to be consistent with other French names | |
|
[/Maestlin Maestlin] |
Moestlin |
to prevent further confusion with "Mösting" | |
|
[/C.%20Mayer Mayer, C.] |
Mayer (Chr.) |
see [Bond] | |
|
[/T.%20Mayer Mayer, T.] |
Mayer (T.) |
see [Bond] | |
|
[/McClure McClure] |
MacClure |
Error by Neison | |
|
[/Oenopides Oenopides] |
OEnopides |
see Note 1 | |
|
[/Oersted Oersted] |
OErsted |
see Note 1 | |
|
[/Pickering Pickering, E.] |
Pickering (E.) |
see [Bond] | |
|
[/W.%20Pickering Pickering, W.] |
Pickering (W. H.) |
see [Bond] |
|
|
[/Ptolemaeus Ptolemaeus] |
Ptolemäus |
German spelling retained by Blagg |
|
|
[/Regnault Régnault] |
Regnault |
Accent omitted |
|
|
[/Sinas Sinas] |
Sina |
Error by Schmidt |
|
|
[/Palus%20Somni Somni] |
Somnii |
Error by Cassini |
|
|
[/Struve Struve, O.] |
Struve (Otto) |
see [Bond] |
|
|
[/Tacquet Tacquet] |
Taquet |
Error by Schröter |
|
|
[/Promontorium%20Taenarium Taenarium] |
AEnarium |
Error by Mayer |
|
|
[/Vendelinus Vendelinus] |
Vendilinus (map) |
Error by Blagg |
|
|
[/Wilhelm Wilhelm] |
Wilhelm I |
see [Bond] |
|
|
[/Wolf Wolf] |
Wolf (Max) |
see [Bond] |
|
|
[/Mons%20Wolff Wolff (Mt.)] |
Wolf (Mt.) |
Error by Mädler |
|
|
[/Zucchius Zucchius] |
Zuchius |
Error by Schröter |
|
| Rille |
Cleft |
"Cleft" implies cleavage; "Rille" has no such implication (see Oxford and Webster's Dictionaries) |
|
|
[/Rupes%20Altai Altai Scarp] |
Altai Mts. |
"This feature is a scarp, not a mountain range" |
The following errors by Mädler have not been corrected, since to do so would introduce confusion:--
| Mädler et seq. |
Original name (Riccioli) |
|
[/Almanon Almanon] |
Almaeon |
|
[/Tacitus Tacitus] |
Tatius |
No change has bee made to names originally mis-spelled by Riccioli and Hevelius.
- Note 1. All diphtongs have been split into separate letters for conveience when typing; in German names however, the shortended form with "umlaut" has been used almost exclusively.
b) Deletions
| Deletion |
Note | |
|
[/Oriani Oriani] |
A | |
|
[/Timoleon Timoleon] |
A | |
|
[/Montes%20Riphaeus Riphaeus Boreus] |
B | |
|
[/Montes%20Riphaeus Riphaeus Major] |
B | |
|
[/Montes%20Riphaeus Riphaeus Medius] |
B | |
|
[/Montes%20Riphaeus Riphaeus Minor] |
B | |
|
[/Montes%20Rook Rook Mountains] |
C |
|
|
[/Montes%20Riphaeus Ural] |
B | |
|
[/Sinus%20Gay-Lussac Gay-Lussac (Sinus)] |
B | |
|
[/Pietrosul%20Bay Pietrosul Bay] |
B | |
|
[/Palus%20Nebularum Nebularum (Palus)] |
D | |
|
[/Mare%20Hiemis Heimis (Mare)] |
E | |
|
[/Mare%20Parvum Parvum (Mare)] |
E |
Explanation of Notes
- A. Scarcely identifiable; not true formations
- B. Features not worthy of separate names
- C. Limb mountains not readily indentifiable
- D. Ill-defined area not worthy of a separate name
- E. Small patches of dark material not worthy of separate names
(page 15:)
c) Addition
|
[/Deslandres Deslandres] |
This is the only new name that has been officially recognized by the I.A.U. and added to the 1935 list. See [/IAU%20Transactions%20VII Trans. I.A.U. 7, 1950, 63]. |
d) Substitution
|
[/Henry%20Fr%C3%A8res Henry (Frères)] replaced by Henry, Paul and Henry, Prosper |
This change was made to distinguish one formation from the other. |
e) Changes of Boundary
|
[/Brown Brown] |
Now applies only to the northern component of the I.A.U. Brown |
|
[/Debes Debes] |
Now applies only to the northern component of the I.A.U. Debes |
|
[/K%C3%A4stner Kästner] |
Now applies only to the southern component of the I.A.U. Kästner |
|
[/Heraclitus Heraclitus] |
Now includes I.A.U. Heraclitus B |
|
[/Wilkins Wilkins] |
Small "bay" on south-east not now included |
f) Names of formations for which I.A.U. map is not explicit; identification used that of the original authority.
| Name |
Authority |
|
[/Lacus%20Autumni Autumni (Mare)] |
Franz |
|
[/Montes%20Cordillera Cordilleras (Mountains)] |
Mädler |
|
[/Galvani Galvani] |
Schmidt |
|
[/Hausen Hausen] |
Schröter |
|
[/Le%20Gentil Legentil] |
Schröter |
|
[/Marco%20Polo Marco Polo] |
Mädler |
|
[/Pingr%C3%A9 Pingré] |
Schröter |
|
[/Regnault Régnault] |
Schmidt |
|
[/Seneca Seneca] |
Mädler |
|
[/Ulugh%20Beigh Ulugh Beigh] |
Mädler |
|
[/Lacus%20Veris Veris (Mare)] |
Franz |
|
[/Mons%20Wolff Wolff (Mount)] |
Schröter |
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