I was listening to BBC International on my way home from work this morning when I heard a news article about a british man who had mapped the moon months before Galileo 400 years ago.
They said his maps marked "The birth of modern cartography." As soon as I got home I went to the website Here is the link
BBC Story
well the link wasnt working so here is the url too http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7827732.stm