Until the publication of the first edition of 'Star Maps,' books were either general histories of astronomy using examples of antiquarian celestial maps asillustrations, or catalogs of celestial atlases that failed to trace the flowof sky map development over time. .This updated 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 andmap collector magazines. This updated second edition of 'Star Maps' adds about 40 additional pages, 24 extra illustrations in the text, and 16 new color plates.
- ISBN: 978-1-4614-0916-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Fecha Publicación: 30/06/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés