Neison (1880)
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Neison (1880): Report on the Present Condition of the Lunar Nomenclature
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[#Neison (1880): Report on the Present Condition of the Lunar Nomenclature Neison (1880): Report on the Present Condition of the Lunar Nomenclature]
[#Neison (1880): Report on the Present Condition of the Lunar Nomenclature-Description Description]
[#Neison (1880): Report on the Present Condition of the Lunar Nomenclature-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Neison (1880): Report on the Present Condition of the Lunar Nomenclature-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Neison (1880): Report on the Present Condition of the Lunar Nomenclature-Bibliography Bibliography]
Description
This article, appearing in the Journal of the Selenographical Society, details the differences between the nomenclature Neison used in his classic 1876 book [/Neison%2C%201876 The Moon] and that in use by other observers of the day.
Additional Information
- The footnote to the article's title line says it was "Ordered to be printed by the Committee appointed to prepare a standard Nomenclature for the formations on the lunar surface." It is unclear if the Committee referred to is a committee of the Selenographical Society, the British Association or some other organization.
- The names in [/Neison%2C%201876 Neison, 1876] are compared to those advocated by the Lunar Committee of the [/British%20Association British Association] for the Advancement of Science as published in the observing guides of [/Celestial%20Objects%20for%20Common%20Telescopes Webb] and [/Proctor Proctor] (1st and 2nd editions), and the names used by [/Schmidt Schmidt], both in his publication of [/Lohrmann Lohrmann]'s sectional maps, and in Schmidt's own 1878 atlas.
- The categories of differences include:
- Names in the British Association list not found in [/Neison%2C%201876 Neison, 1876].
- Names from [/Beer%20and%20M%C3%A4dler Beer and Mädler] not in Proctor. Note: these omissions result from Proctor arbitrarily truncating the more complete list in Webb at No. 400.
- Name in Proctor not in [/Beer%20and%20M%C3%A4dler Beer and Mädler]. Note: this name, [/Mons%20Argaeus Mt. Argaeus], seems to have been added to Beer and Mädler's list by Webb (Cat. no. 58), where it appears (without explanation) in square brackets.
- Names on Schmidt's edition of Lohrmann's maps that could replace less specific names in [/Neison%2C%201876 Neison, 1876].
- Names on Schmidt's edition of Lohrmann's maps that conflict with names assigned in [/Neison%2C%201876 Neison, 1876].
- Names on Schmidt's 1878 atlas that could replace less specific names in [/Neison%2C%201876 Neison, 1876].
- Names on Schmidt's 1878 atlas that conflict with names assigned in [/Neison%2C%201876 Neison, 1876].
- Names on Schmidt's 1878 atlas that conflict with names selected by the British Association.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
- Neison, Edmund. 1880. Report on the Present Condition of the Lunar Nomenclature. Selenographical Journal, Vol. 3, No. 28, pp. 41-45.
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