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Going to the Moon: Early Cartography of the Lunar Surface
The lunar maps shown in this post were created long before satellite images became available. The topography is highly detailed and the historical backgrounds of the astronomers who created them are compelling.
by: Cynthia Smith (from the archives)
https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2020/03/going-to-the-moon-early-cartography-of-the-lunar-surface/
Galileo at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/39014
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Opere di Galileo Galilei, edited by Carlo Manolessi, published by Bologna, per gli hh del Dozza, 1655-5, is available online:
https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/rbc/rbctos/2017gen30462v2/2017gen30462v2.pdf
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