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Star Maps
ISBN-13:
9780387716695
Veröffentl:
2007
Seiten:
382
Autor:
Nick Kanas
Serie:
Springer Praxis Books Popular Astronomy
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
1 - PDF Watermark
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The beauty and awe generated by the celestial void captures our imagination and delights our aesthetic sense. Antiquarian map societies are prospering, and celestial maps are now viewed as a specialty of map collecting. This book traces the history of celestial cartography and relates this history to the changing ideas of man's place in the universe and to advances in map-making. Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text. The book describes the development and relationships between different sky maps and atlases as well as demonstrating contemporary cosmological ideas, constellation representations, and cartographic advances.
"This book traces the history of celestial cartography and relates this history to the changing ideas of man's place in the universe and to advances in map-making. Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text, and a legend accompanies each illustration to explain its astronomical and cartographic features. Also included in the book are discussions of non-European celestial maps and chapters on early American influences and celestial map-collecting.
What is a star map?.- Non-European cosmology and constellation development.- European cosmology.- European constellation development.- Early European star maps.- The "Big Four" of the Golden Age of pictorial star maps.- Other important star maps of the Golden Age.- Special topics.- Mapping the stars in early America.- The transition to non-pictorial star maps.
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