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Selenography   Listen
noun
Selenography  n.  The science that treats of the physical features of the moon; corresponding to physical geography in respect to the earth. "Accurate selenography, or description of the moon."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Selenography" Quotes from Famous Books



... subject, we too frequently proceed on the false principle, that everything connected with other worlds must bear a resemblance to those on the earth." [447] Mr. Neison, who has written one of the latest contributions to the science of selenography, says, "Of the present non-existence of masses of water upon the surface of the moon, there remains no doubt, though no evidence of its entire absence from the lunar crust can be adduced; and similarly, ...
— Moon Lore • Timothy Harley



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