E-Book, Englisch, 382 Seiten
Kanas Star Maps
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-71669-5
Verlag: Praxis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
History, Artistry, and Cartography
E-Book, Englisch, 382 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-387-71669-5
Verlag: Praxis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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 Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text, and a legend accompanies each illustration to explain its astronomical and cartographic features.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.
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1;Contents;5
2;Foreword;14
3;Preface;16
4;Figures;23
5;Color sections;28
6;Tables;29
7;Abbreviations and acronyms;30
8;1 What is a star map?;31
9;2 Non-European cosmology and constellation development;47
10;3 European cosmology;78
11;4 European constellation development;135
12;5 Early European star maps;160
13;6 The "Big Four" of the Golden Age of pictorial star maps;177
14;7 Other important star maps of the Golden Age;217
15;8 Special topics;250
16;9 Mapping the stars early in America;295
17;10 The transition to non-pictorial star maps;315
18;Appendix A: Collecting celestial maps and prints;345
19;Appendix B: Supplementary reference catalog;352
20;Appendix C: Indices of major constellation atlases;377
21;Appendix D: The British Library "King's" edition;386
22;Appendix E: Glossary;387
23;Index;394
