Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography

by Kanas, Nick

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ISBN-13: 9780387716688
ISBN: 0387716688
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Springer

AUTHOR

Kanas, Nick

SUMMARY

"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.Kanas, Nick is the author of 'Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography', published 2007 under ISBN 9780387716688 and ISBN 0387716688.

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