Description: " The Planet Mars " ( By Richard Proctor ) An article from an 1870 publication ( dated " 1870 " at the upper margin ). 7 3/4" x 10 7/8" 4 pages. A description of the plant Mars. Includes an illustration of Proctor's Map of Mars : " A Chart of Mars laid down on the Stereographic Projection , by R. A. Proctor " Proctor created this map in the year 1867. ------------ Richard Anthony Proctor (1837 -1888) was an English astronomer. He is best remembered for having produced one of the earliest maps of Mars in 1867 from a series of drawings by the English astronomical observer William Rutter Dawes. Proctor interpreted the light and dark areas on Mars as continents and seas, which made the planet look similar to Earth and led people to wonder if it was also inhabited by intelligent beings. The crater Proctor on Mars is named after him. ------------- Good Condition. Aged paper. Otherwise good. Over 150 years old. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.
Price: 25 USD
Location: Coventry, Rhode Island
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Binding: Loose Pages, Articles
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: Map
Author: Richard Proctor
Topic: Astronomy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Science & Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1870
