Decorative binding using aluminium to block in the moon, from ‘The Midnight Sky: Familiar Notes on the Stars and Planets’ by Edwin Dunkin (1821-1898), published in London in 1891.

Picture Reference: 10421215
Subject: NATURAL WORLD > Astronomy > Solar System, Planets, Moon
Credit: Science Museum Library

Keywords: 1800s, 1870-1913, 19th Century, Age Of Electricity, Aluminium, Book, Cover, Decorative, Dunkin, Edwin, Full, Full Moon, Man-made, Man Made, Metal, Moon, Natural World, Non-ferrous metals, Optical Equipment, Optical Device, Planet, Precious Metal, Silver, Solar, Solar System, Planets, Moon, Space, Space Exploration, System, Telescope, Unattributed

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