Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography (Springer Praxis Books)
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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 Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text, and a legend accompanies each illustration to explain its astronomical and cartographic features.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. TOC:Introduction.- Non-European cosmology and constellations.- European systems of cosmology.- Constellation development.- Early star maps.- The ''Big 4'' of the Golden Age (1600-1800) and their spin-offs.- Other important star atlases of the Golden Age.- Special topics (e.g., celestial globes, astronomical instruments, solar system, etc.).- Early American influences.- The transition to non-pictorial star atlases.- Appendix: Collecting celestial maps and prints.- Glossary.- Index.

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Star Maps: Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the development of celestial cartography from ancient to modern times, describes the relationships between different star maps and atlases, and relates these notions to our changing ideas about humanity`s place in the universe. Also covered in this book are more contemporary cosmological ideas, constellation representations, and cartographic advances. The text is enriched with 197 images (111 in color) from actual, antiquarian celestial books and atlases, each one with an explanation of unique astronomical and cartographic features. This never-before available hardcover edition includes two new chapters on celestial pictorial maps and celestial images in art, as well as over 25 new images, 20 of which are in color. The color plates are now incorporated into the text, providing readers with a vibrant, immersive look into the history of star maps. Englisch, Buch.

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Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the development of celestial cartography from ancient to modern times, describes the relationships between different star maps and atlases, and relates these notions to our changing ideas about humanity’s place in the universe. Also covered in this book are more contemporary cosmological ideas, constellation representations, and cartographic advances. The text is enriched with 197 images (111 in color) from actual, antiquarian celestial books and atlases, each one with an explanation of unique astronomical and cartographic features. This never-before available hardcover edition includes two new chapters on celestial pictorial maps and celestial images in art, as well as over 25 new images, 20 of which are in color. The color plates are now incorporated into the text, providing readers with a vibrant, immersive look into the history of star maps. Hard cover.

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Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the development of celestial cartography from ancient to modern times, describes the relationships between different star maps and atlases, and relates these notions to our changing ideas about humanity’s place in the universe. Also covered in this book are more contemporary cosmological ideas, constellation representations, and cartographic advances. The text is enriched with 226 images (141 in color) from actual, antiquarian celestial books and atlases, each one with an explanation of unique astronomical and cartographic features. This never-before-available hardcover edition includes two new chapters on pictorial style maps and celestial images in art, as well over 50 new images. Additionally, the color plates are now incorporated directly into the text, providing readers with a vibrant, immersive look into the history of star maps. Hard cover.

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Until the publication of the first edition of 'Star Maps,' books were either general histories of astronomy using examples of antiquarian celestial maps as illustrations, or catalogs of celestial atlases that failed to trace the flow of sky map development over time. The second editionfocuses on the development of contemporary views of the heavens and advances in map-making. It captures the beauty and awe of the heavens through images from antiquarian celestial prints and star atlases. This book uniquely combines a number of features: 1) the history of celestial cartography is traced from ancient to modern times; 2) this development is integrated with contemporary cosmological systems; 3) the artistry of sky maps is shown using beautiful color images from actual celestial atlases and prints; 4) each illustration is accompanied by a legend explaining what is being shown; and 5) the text is written for the lay reader based on the author's experience with writing articles for amateur astronomy and map collector magazines. This updated second edition of 'Star Maps' contains over 50 new pages of text and 44 new images (16 in color), including completely new sections on celestial frontispieces, deep-sky objects, playing card maps, additional cartographers, and modern computerized star maps. There is also expanded material about celestial globes, volvelles, telescopes, and planets and asteroids.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, ebook na stiahnutie, Doprava zadarmo.
Until the publication of the first edition of 'Star Maps,' books were either general histories of astronomy using examples of antiquarian celestial maps as illustrations, or catalogs of celestial atlases that failed to trace the flow of sky map development over time. The second edition focuses on the development of contemporary views of the heavens and advances in map-making. It captures the beauty and awe of the heavens through images from antiquarian celestial prints and star atlases. This book uniquely combines a number of features: 1) the history of celestial cartography is traced from ancient to modern times; 2) this development is integrated with contemporary cosmological systems; 3) the artistry of sky maps is shown using beautiful color images from actual celestial atlases and prints; 4) each illustration is accompanied by a legend explaining what is being shown; and 5) the text is written for the lay reader based on the author's experience with writing articles for amateur astronomy and map collector magazines. This updated second edition of 'Star Maps' contains over 50 new pages of text and 44 new images (16 in color), including completely new sections on celestial frontispieces, deep-sky objects, playing card maps, additional cartographers, and modern computerized star maps. There is also expanded material about celestial globes, volvelles, telescopes, and planets and asteroids., Kindle Edition, Vydanie: 2, Formát: Kindle eBook, Štítok: Springer, Springer, Skupina výrobkov: eBooks, Uverejnené: 2012-06-05, Dátum vydania: 2012-06-05, Štúdio: Springer, Predajná Hodnotenie: 2026810.

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Star-Maps~~Nick-Kanas, Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography, Hardcover.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Books from India or Oscar Publications [54843], Delhi, DEL, India.
Yr. of Pub. 0387716688.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Not yet published.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Amazon.co.uk.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Amazon.de.
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