Thomas Harriot, a 17th century graduate of St. Mary’s (now Oriel College) Oxford, appears to be the first person ever to draw a picture of the moon. Papers attributed to early 1609 show that he beat Galileo by several months.
Thomas made some pretty awesome drawings of the moon’s surface, which are going on display at the London Science Museum on the 23rd July. I love old-school maps so here’s his moon-drawing for your delectation:
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