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Image number: RS.9179
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'Tycho and its surroundings after Nasmyth'
Date
1913
Creator - Organisation
Cassell & Co, Lithographers
Object type
Library reference
13545
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 230mm
width (print): 145mm
width (print): 145mm
Subject
Content object
Description
'Tycho and its surroundings after Nasmyth'. Illustration from The story of the heavens, by Robert Stawell Ball (London, 1913).
Tycho, 85 kilometres in diameter, is one of the largest lunar impact craters. It is named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1506-1601).
Tycho, 85 kilometres in diameter, is one of the largest lunar impact craters. It is named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1506-1601).
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