Star Maps

Star Maps
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 480
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ISBN-10 : 9780387716688
ISBN-13 : 0387716688
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Book Synopsis Star Maps by : Nick Kanas

Download or read book Star Maps written by Nick Kanas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text.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.


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