COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Moon, F. G.
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Moon, F. G.
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Date:
1829
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1829
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Short Title:
Vesta.
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Vesta.
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Publisher:
F. G. Moon
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F. G. Moon
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Publisher Location:
London
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London
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Type:
Celestial Map
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10
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7
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Note:
Card in blue suit (representing spring), showing the minor planet Vesta, or asteroid, the second-most massive - and the brightest - in the asteroid belt, surpassed only by Ceres, which is classified as a dwarf planet. Vesta was discovered by the German astronomer and physician Wilhelm Olbers on March 29, 1807. Features astronomical symbol.
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Card in blue suit (representing spring), showing the minor planet Vesta, or asteroid, the second-most massive - and the brightest - in the asteroid belt, surpassed only by Ceres, which is classified as a dwarf planet. Vesta was discovered by the German astronomer and physician Wilhelm Olbers on March 29, 1807. Features astronomical symbol.
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Region:
Vesta
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Vesta
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Subject:
Celestial
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Full Title:
Vesta : Diameter unknown; distance from the sun 225,435,000 miles; revolutions round the sun 3 yr. 240 d. 5 h.; progressions per hour 48,211 miles; of its orbit inclination 7 deg. 1/5 min.; eccentricity 20,915,050 miles.
full_title
Vesta : Diameter unknown; distance from the sun 225,435,000 miles; revolutions round the sun 3 yr. 240 d. 5 h.; progressions per hour 48,211 miles; of its orbit inclination 7 deg. 1/5 min.; eccentricity 20,915,050 miles.
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List No:
14006.009
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14006.009
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Series No:
9
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9
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Engraver or Printer:
J. & G. Pickett
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J. & G. Pickett
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Publication Author:
Moon, F. G.
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Moon, F. G.
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Pub Date:
1829
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1829
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Pub Title:
Astronomia. London. Published by F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, 1829.
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Astronomia. London. Published by F. G. Moon, 20 Threadneedle Street, 1829.
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Pub Note:
Deck of 52 cards with celestial imagery. Cards include four suits represented by different colors, after the seasons, each with zodiac signs, a luminary, and the major and minor planets: Mercury, Venus, Tellus (or Earth), Mars, Vesta, Juno, Pallas, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn and Herschel (or Uranus). Suits are as follows - Spring in blue: Aries, Taurus and Gemini, as well as Luna (or the moon); Summer in red: Cancer, Leo and Virgo, as well as the Sun; Autumn in yellow: Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, as well as the comet of 1680; Winter in white: Capicorn, Aquarius and Pisces, as well as the orbits. Each card features an astrological or astronomical symbol. Designed and published by F. G. Moon, London: 1829 (first edition). Steel engravings by J & G Pickett. Second edition, 1831, included an instruction booklet.
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Deck of 52 cards with celestial imagery. Cards include four suits represented by different colors, after the seasons, each with zodiac signs, a luminary, and the major and minor planets: Mercury, Venus, Tellus (or Earth), Mars, Vesta, Juno, Pallas, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn and Herschel (or Uranus). Suits are as follows - Spring in blue: Aries, Taurus and Gemini, as well as Luna (or the moon); Summer in red: Cancer, Leo and Virgo, as well as the Sun; Autumn in yellow: Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, as well as the comet of 1680; Winter in white: Capicorn, Aquarius and Pisces, as well as the orbits. Each card features an astrological or astronomical symbol. Designed and published by F. G. Moon, London: 1829 (first edition). Steel engravings by J & G Pickett. Second edition, 1831, included an instruction booklet.
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Pub List No:
14006.000
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14006.000
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Pub Type:
Celestial Atlas
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Celestial Atlas
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Pub Type:
Game
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Game
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Pub Maps:
52
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Pub Height cm:
10
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Pub Width cm:
7
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Image No:
14006009.jp2
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Authors:
Moon, F. G.
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