Star Maps History, Artistry, and Cartography / [recurso electrónico] :
by Nick Kanas.
- online resource.
- Springer Praxis Books .
- Springer Praxis Books .
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.
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 Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text, and a legend accompanies each illustration to explain its astronomical and cartographic features.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.
9780387716695 99780387716695
10.1007/978-0-387-71669-5 doi
SCIENCE (GENERAL). ASTRONOMY. POPULAR SCIENCE. ASTRONOMY, OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES. POPULAR SCIENCE IN ASTRONOMY. ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY. HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS.