Aspect of an eclipse of the sun by the earth as it would appear as seen from the moon, 1874

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Aspect of an Eclipse of the Sun by the Earth as it Would Appear as Seen from the Moon was published in 1874 in The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite. Created b y James Nasmyth and James Carpenter, it depicts a solar eclipse as it would appear from the Moon, a view no human had ever witnessed. Rather than relying on imagination alone, Nasmyth based his work on telescopic observations, carefully constructed plaster models and photography, helping readers visualize the Moon as a real landscape. The result is one of the nineteenth century’s most original scientific illustrations, where astronomy, craftsmanship and visual storytelling come together to make the unseen believable. Show more