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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cet atlas photographique de la lune est le fruit d'un travail minutieux de photographie et de cartographie. Les cartes de la lune sont présentées de manière détaillée et précise, montrant les différentes caractéristiques que l'on peut observer sur la surface de notre satellite. C'est un livre indispensable pour les astronomes et les amateurs de l'espace.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cet atlas exceptionnel de la Lune est une collection de photographies prises par deux des plus grands astronomes de leur époque, MM. Loewy et Puiseux. Chaque photographie est accompagnée de descriptions précises de la topographie et des caractéristiques de la surface lunaire.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Atlas photographique de la lune, Volume 8 presents a detailed photographic survey of the moon, compiled by the Observatoire de Paris under the direction of Maurice Loewy and P. Puiseux. This volume continues the ambitious project to create a comprehensive photographic atlas, capturing the lunar surface with unprecedented clarity for the late 19th century. The atlas showcases the technological advancements of the era in astronomical observation and photography. This historical record offers invaluable insights into the methods and achievements of early lunar cartography. The photographs, meticulously captured and reproduced, reveal the moon's craters, mountains, and other surface features, providing a valuable resource for both historical research and modern astronomical study. The atlas stands as a testament to the dedication of the Observatoire de Paris and its contribution to our understanding of the cosmos.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Cette uvre fait partie de la série TREDITION CLASSICS. La maison d édition tredition, basée à Hambourg, a publié dans la série TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de deux millénaires. Ils étaient pour la plupart épuisés ou unique-ment disponible chez les bouquinistes. La série est destinée à préserver la littérature et à promouvoir la culture. Avec sa série TREDITION CLASSICS, tredition à comme but de mettre à disposition des milliers de classiques de la littérature mondiale dans différentes langues et de les diffuser dans le monde entier.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Cette uvre (édition relié) fait partie de la série TREDITION CLASSICS. La maison d édition tredition, basée à Hambourg, a publié dans la série TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de deux millénaires. Ils étaient pour la plupart épuisés ou uniquement disponible chez les bouquinistes. La série est destinée à préserver la littérature et à promouvoir la culture. Avec sa série TREDITION CLASSICS, tredition à comme but de mettre à disposition des milliers de classiques de la littérature mondiale dans différentes langues et de les diffuser dans le monde entier.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Atlas photographique de la lune, Volume 8 presents a detailed photographic survey of the moon, compiled by the Observatoire de Paris under the direction of Maurice Loewy and P. Puiseux. This volume continues the ambitious project to create a comprehensive photographic atlas, capturing the lunar surface with unprecedented clarity for the late 19th century. The atlas showcases the technological advancements of the era in astronomical observation and photography. This historical record offers invaluable insights into the methods and achievements of early lunar cartography. The photographs, meticulously captured and reproduced, reveal the moon's craters, mountains, and other surface features, providing a valuable resource for both historical research and modern astronomical study. The atlas stands as a testament to the dedication of the Observatoire de Paris and its contribution to our understanding of the cosmos.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Französisch | Produktart: Bücher | Cette ¿uvre (édition relié) fait partie de la série TREDITION CLASSICS. La maison d¿édition tredition, basée à Hambourg, a publié dans la série TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de deux millénaires. Ils étaient pour la plupart épuisés ou uniquement disponible chez les bouquinistes. La série est destinée à préserver la littérature et à promouvoir la culture. Avec sa série TREDITION CLASSICS, tredition à comme but de mettre à disposition des milliers de classiques de la littérature mondiale dans différentes langues et de les diffuser dans le monde entier.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Französisch | Produktart: Bücher | Cette ¿uvre (édition relié) fait partie de la série TREDITION CLASSICS. La maison d¿édition tredition, basée à Hambourg, a publié dans la série TREDITION CLASSICS des ouvrages anciens de plus de deux millénaires. Ils étaient pour la plupart épuisés ou uniquement disponible chez les bouquinistes. La série est destinée à préserver la littérature et à promouvoir la culture. Avec sa série TREDITION CLASSICS, tredition à comme but de mettre à disposition des milliers de classiques de la littérature mondiale dans différentes langues et de les diffuser dans le monde entier.…

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Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, repaired tear to right-hand margin, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900. …

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900.…

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, several repairs to tears, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900.…

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, repaired tear to right-hand margin, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900. …

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900.…

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, some creasing, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900.…

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some very light dust-soiling, repaired tear to left-hand margin, otherwise good.Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900.…

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, repaired tear to right-hand margin, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900. …

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900.…

Hà liogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moons surface, from the work "Atlas Photographique de la Lune". Some light dust-soiling, some light damp-stains (not affecting image), repaired tear across the image, otherwise good. Size: 59.8cm by 80.5cm. The finest and most meticulous images of the moon until the 1970's. The Atlas photographique de la lune was the ultimate achievement of nineteenth century astronomical photography and can be regarded, along with Muybridge's Animal Locomotion (1887) and Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian (1907-30), as one of the great publishing ventures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Indeed it was not until the 1970's when Bernard Lyot at the Pic du Midi Observatory obtained results that were clearly better than those of Loewy and Puiseux. As with all books published in fascicles, complete copies are rare and the individual plates, amongst the largest and finest ever made, are prized by collectors for their sheer aesthetic beauty. Moritz Loewy (1833-1907) and Pierre-Henri Puiseux (1855-1928), assisted by Charles Morvan, undertook a project to make a complete series of detailed photographs of the moon and the lunar surface. The two astronomers devoted approximately 500 evenings to observations in order to make more than 6,000 photographs of the moon. Their very best images were then published in L'Atlas photographique de la Lune. This was issued in fascicles from 1896 and 1910 by the Observatory of Paris, the atlas represents the best and most complete overview of the work of Loewy and Puiseux. The photographs were taken through the 24-inch coudà refractor, which had been invented by Loewy in 1889. The negatives were produced at the Paris Observatory with a camera attached to a telescope. Since the earth and the moon are moving constantly, the camera and telescope had to move accordingly to produce a clear image-no easy feat considering the long exposure times required to take photographs at night. Both were synchronised with the moon's path by a sophisticated preset clock system, and the resulting images, such as this example, maintained an impressive amount of detail, even after subsequent photographic enlargement and transfer to an etching plate. The majority of the photographic reproductions by hà liogravure were entrusted to M. Fillon at Heuse, Gaultier and Schutzenberger. The enlargements were used to decorate the showroom of the Ministà re de l'Instruction Publique at the Exposition Universelle during the World's Fair, which was held in Paris in 1900.…