selenography
noun
the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
selenographic
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a word derived from
selenography.
Example Sentences
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Two of Wilkins' books were co-authored with another selenographic authority, Patrick Moore, to whom the Visions of the Universe exhibition is dedicated.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2013
Still the authentication of this phenomenon was a considerable fact in selenographic studies.
From The Moon-Voyage by Jules Verne
More recent selenographic studies differ from this conclusion.
From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Robert Grant
Still, the fact of the uncontested existence of such a phenomenon was a grand one, and of considerable importance in selenographic investigations.
From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth
A selenographic chart represents the moon, especially as seen by the aid of photography and Mr. De la Rue's arrangement.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
