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Title:
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Star maps : a history, artistry, and cartography /
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Authors:
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Nick Kanas, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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New York, NY : Springer, 2007
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Series:
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Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-387-71668-8
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Size:
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xxix, 382 p., [76] p. of plates / ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB65
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Subjects:
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Astronomy--Charts, diagrams, etc
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Stars--Atlases
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Description:
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"Star Maps captures the beauty and awe of the heavens through celestial prints and star atlases. It traces the history of celestial cartography and relates this history to the changing ideas of humanity's place in the universe. The text Is enriched with over 200 photographs, many in color, showing images from actual antiquarian celestial atlases, each one with an explanation of its astronomical and cartographic features."--BOOK JACKET
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Contents note:
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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
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