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Star Maps History, Artistry, and Cartography /
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 Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text, and a legend accompa...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Praxis,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007. |
| Series: | Popular Astronomy,
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| Online Access: | Texto Completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.