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Out of sheer pedantry, isn't it a selenologic map rather than a "geologic" one?
by Mordisquitos 4y ago
Out of sheer pedantry, isn't it a selenologic map rather than a "geologic" one?
- tokai 4y agoNo not really. Stuff like this is not about the logical semantics of words. Nobody uses the word selenology. And nobody interested in geological questions will refrain from looking on heavenly bodies because 'geo' means earth. In planetary sciences the word geology is used, and in geology texts you will find the planets, moons, and asteroids being covered and their geology being described.
- teddyh 4y agoIf an astronaut on the moon were to calculate the area of a triangle, would this be selenometry rather than “geometry”?