selenography
noun
the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
selenographer
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a word derived from
selenography.
Example Sentences
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Schroter is the only selenographer who gives Mairan a central mountain.
From The Moon A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical Features by Thomas Gwyn Elger
Barbicane knew this opinion of the German selenographer, an opinion shared by Boeer and Moedler.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Jules Verne
Passing on, we inspected the large cleft running parallel to the Straight Wall, and the small mountain close by named after Birt, the well-known selenographer.
From To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story by Mark Wicks
Barbicane knew this opinion of the German selenographer; it is shared by Messrs. Boeer and Moedler.
From The Moon-Voyage by Jules Verne
With the exception of Maedler, one might almost say, the more prominent the selenographer the more insignificant the crater.”
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
