122. Fontana. | 162. Proclus. | 202. Messala. 123. Hansteen. | 163. Picard. | 203. Struve. 124. Damoiseau. | 164. Condorcet. | 204. Mason. 125. Grimaldi. | 165. Plinius. | 205. Plana. 126. Flamsteed. | 166. Menelaus. | 206. Burg. 127. Landsberg. | 167. Manilius. | 207. Baily. 128. Mösting. | 168. Eratosthenes. | 208. Eudoxus. 129. Delambre. | 169. Gay Lussac. | 209. Aristoteles. 130. Taylor. | 170. Tobias Mayer. | 210. Plato. 131. Messier. | 171. Marius. | 211. Pico. 132. Maskelyne. | 172. Olbers. | 212. Helicon. 133. Sabine. | 173. Vasco de Gama. | 213. Maupertuis. 134. Ritter. | 174. Seleucus. | 214. Condamine. 135. Godin. | 175. Herodotus. | 215. Bianchini. 136. Sömmering. | 176. Aristarchus. | 216. Sharp. 137. Schröter. | 177. La Hire. | 217. Mairan. 138. Gambart. | 178. Pytheas. | 218. Gérard. 139. Reinhold. | 179. Bessel. | 219. Repsold. 140. Encke. | 180. Vitruvius. | 220. Pythagoras. 141. Hevelius. | 181. Maraldi. | 221. Fontenelle. 142. Riccioli. | 182. Macrobius. | 222. Timæus. 143. Lohrmann. | 183. Cleomedes. | 223. Epigenes. 144. Cavalerius. | 184. Römer. | 224. Gärtner. 145. Reiner. | 185. Littrow. | 225. Thales. 146. Kepler. | 186. Posidonius. | 226. Strabo. 147. Copernicus. | 187. Geminus. | 227. Endymion. 148. Stadius. | 188. Linné. | 228. Atlas. 149. Pallas. | 189. Autolycus. | 229. Hercules. 150. Triesnecker. | 190. Aristillus. | In the accompanying brief notes on a few important formations, the diameter of each is given in miles, and the height of the highest peak on wall in feet. The day of each lunation on which it may be well seen is also added. NO. 22. MAGINUS.--Great walled plain; 100 miles; 14,000 feet. Central mountain 2,000 feet. Difficult in full, owing to rays from Tycho. Plate XIV. Eighth and ninth days. 23. LONGOMONTANUS.--Walled plain; 90 miles; 13,314 feet. Crossed by rays from Tycho. Plate XV. Ninth day. 26. WARGENTIN; 28. SCHICKARD.--Close together. 26. Curious ring plain; 54 miles. Seemingly filled with lava. 'Resembles a large thin cheese.' 28. Great walled plain; 134 miles; 9,000 feet. Floor 13,000 square miles area, very varied in colour. Walls would be invisible to spectator in centre of enclosure. Plate XII. Thirteenth and fourteenth days. 30. TYCHO.--Splendid ring plain; 54 miles; 17,000 feet. Central mountain 5,000 feet. Great system of streaks from neighbourhood. Plates XII., XIII., XV. Ninth and tenth days. 32. STÖFLER.--Walled plain. Peak on N.E. wall 12,000 feet. Floor very level. Beautiful steel-grey colour. Plate XVI. Seventh day.
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