Selene's Two Faces: From the Daguerreotype to Spacecraft Imaging, : A History of the Visualization of the Moon, 1840-2015.

• Author: Carmen Pérez González (Volume Editor)
• TeilnehmendeR: Pérez González, Carmen, 1969-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston: : Brill, , 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Nuncius Series 3.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (326 pages).
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Introduction: On the Visible, the Invisible, Presences and Absences in Lunar Portraiture /; 1 One World is not Enough /; 2 Mapping Time Rather than Mapping Space /; 3 Japanese Lunar Drawings, Maps and Photographs before the 1870s /; 4 Of Blurs, Maps and Portraits /; 5 James Nasmyth on the Moon /; 6 Karl Friedrich Küstner’s Moon Photographic Plates at Bonn Observatory /; 7 The Digital Sky of Hamburg Observatory /; 8 From Astronomer-photographers to Astronaut-photographers /; Chronology. History of Moon-photography: Timeline /; Bibliography /; Index /
• ISBN: 9004298878
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

If any scientific object has over the course of human history aroused the fascination of both scientists and artists worldwide, it is beyond doubt the moon. The moon is also by far the most interesting celestial body when it comes to reflecting on the dualistic nature of photography as applied to the study of the universe. Against this background, Selene’s Two Faces sets out to look at the scientific purpose, aesthetic expression, and influence of early lunar drawings, maps and photographs, including spacecraft imaging. In its approach, Selene’s Two Faces is intermedial, intercultural and interdisciplinary. It brings together not only various media (photography, maps, engravings, lithographs, globes, texts), and cultures (from Europe, America and Asia), but also theoretical perspectives.