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Star Maps: a History, Artistry, and Cartography by Kanas, Nick is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Star Maps: a History, Artistry, and Cartography about?
The beauty and awe generated by the celestial void captures our imagination and delights our aesthetic sense. Antiquarian map societies are prospering, and celestial maps are now viewed as a specialty of map collecting. 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 Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text. The book describes the development and relationships between different sky maps and atlases as well as demonstrating contemporary cosmological ideas, constellation representations, and cartographic advances.
Who reads Star Maps: a History, Artistry, and Cartography?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kanas, Nick
- Publisher
- Praxis; Springer; Published in association with Praxis Pub.
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780387716695
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Science, History
- Rating
- 4.23 / 5 (30 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography (Springer Praxis Books Popular Astronomy) (2007)
- Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography (Springer Praxis Books) (2012)
- Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography (Springer Praxis Books) (2019)
- Non-European cosmology and constellation development (2012)
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