Star maps : history, artistry, and cartography
Star Maps captures the beauty and awe of the heavens through celestial prints and star atlases. It traces the history of celestial cartography and relates this history to the changing ideas of humanity's place in the universe. The text of this Second Edition is enriched with 263 photographs, 91...
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| Natura: | Livre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. 2012. |
| Serie: | Popular Astronomy
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| Accesso online: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Star maps, a history, artistry, and cartography, Nick Kanas, Second edition, New York, Springer, 2012, 1 vol. (XXXV-528 p.), 978-1-4614-0916-8 |
| Riassunto: | Star Maps captures the beauty and awe of the heavens through celestial prints and star atlases. It traces the history of celestial cartography and relates this history to the changing ideas of humanity's place in the universe. The text of this Second Edition is enriched with 263 photographs, 91 in color, showing images from actual antiquarian celestial books and atlases, each one with an explanation of its astronomical and cartographic features.This new edition of Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography includes:- over 50 new pages of text and 44 new images (16 in color)- completely new sections on celestial frontispieces, deep-sky objects, playing card maps, additional cartographers, and modern computerized star maps- updated figures and text about celestial globes, volvelles, telescopes, and planets and asteroids- revised and updated text and illustrations throughout.The book focuses on the development of celestial cartography from ancient to modern times and describes the relationships between different star maps and atlases. It demonstrates contemporary cosmological ideas, constellation representations, and cartographic advances. Uniquely, it contains material on early American influences and non-European constellation representations. This book is a must-have reference for anyone interested in the workings of the heavens |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) |
| ISBN: | 9781461409175 |
| ISSN: | 2626-8779 |
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