"The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite", James Nasmyth (1808-1890)

Back of hand to illustrate the origin of certain mountain ranges resulting from the shrinkage of the interior. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Shrivelled apple, to illustrate the origin of certain mountain ranges resulting from the shrinkage of the interior of the globe. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Glass globe cracked by internal pressure illustrating the cause of the bright streaks raditing from Tycho. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Aristotle and Eudoxus. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Triesnecker. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Wargentina. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Mercator and Campanus. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

The Lunar Apennines, Archimedes, &c, etc. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Overlapping craters. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Copernicus. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Vesuvius and neighbourhood of Naples. Image courtesy of University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums.

Books

The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite

(Legare Street Press, 1970)

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