UID:
almahu_9947363635202882
Format:
XXXII, 382 p. 207 illus., 76 illus. in color.
,
online resource.
ISBN:
9780387716695
Series Statement:
Springer Praxis Books
Content:
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 Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text, and a legend accompanies each illustration to explain its astronomical and cartographic features.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. With the construction of the International Space Station, and new plans for manned missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond, there is renewed interest in the heavens. An ever-increasing number of people are fascinated with the science of space and are becoming amateur astronomers. Antiquarian map societies are prospering, and celestial maps are now viewed as a specialty of map collecting. The beauty and awe generated by the celestial void captures our imagination and delights our aesthetic sense.
Note:
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.
In:
Springer eBooks
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9780387716688
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-0-387-71669-5
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71669-5
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