The Moon (John Russell) Collection_Queen's House and Greenwich and scientific observers could not

and scientific observers could not afford any ambiguity in their descriptions

it is estimated that the black population had trebled to 30

The 'Cutty Sark' was one of the most famous merchant sailing ships of the 19th century

and along the bottom the known planets (to Neptune

The Moon (John Russell) Collection_Queen's House and Greenwich and scientific observers could notPastel drawing entitled 'The Moon' by John Russell. The drawing was completed with a micrometer and remained the most accurate delineation of the moon until the introduction of photography. These drawings were the basis of his moon globe, Selenographia, GLB0140. Artist: John Russell Date: circa 1787