## Hevelius' Moon Map

This is an early Moon map made by Johannes Hevelius in 1645 shortly after the discovery of the telescope.

It's part of the Selenographia (1647) which formed the first lunar atlas. Hevelius named lunar features in a manner that corresponded to their place names on the Earth, particularly with respect to the ancient world as known to the Roman and Greek civilizations.

He also discovered the Moon's libration in longitude. His work proved influential among European astronomers of the period, and the Selenographia served as the standard reference work for over a century.

Recommended Links:

- Selenography

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License of the map: Public Domain