Geographies of Mars : seeing and knowing the red planet /

One of the first maps of Mars, published by an Italian astronomer in 1877, with its pattern of canals, fueled belief in intelligent life forms on the distant red planet--a hope that continued into the 1960s. Although the Martian canals have long since been dismissed as a famous error in the history...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lane, K. Maria D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Temas:
1800-1999
Martians.
Martiens.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Planets > Research
Geography
Martians
Research
Mars (Planet) > Research > History > 19th century.
Mars (Planet) > Research > History > 20th century.
Mars (Planet) > Geography.
Mars (Planet) > Maps.
Mars (Planète) > Recherche > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mars (Planète) > Recherche > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mars (Planète) > Géographie.
Mars (Planet)
History
Maps
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
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  • Representing scientific data: cartographic inscription and visual authority
  • Representing scientific sites: vision and fieldwork at the mountain observatories
  • Representing scientists: heroism, adventure, and the geographical outlook
  • Placing the red planet: meanings in the martian landscape
  • Toward a cultural geography of Mars: imaginative geography and the superior Martian.

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