Star maps [electronic resource] : history, artistry, and cartography / Nick Kanas.
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Star maps [electronic resource] : history, artistry, and cartography / Nick Kanas.
Star maps [electronic resource] : history, artistry, and cartography / Nick Kanas.
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New York ; London : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Pub., c2012.
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English
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1 online resource (xxxv, 528 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;
Contents
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 t...
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Publisher
New York ; London : Springer ; Chichester, UK : Published in association with Praxis Pub., c2012.
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2nd ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2012.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Star maps [electronic resource] : history, artistry, and cartography / Nick Kanas.
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Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2012.
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74VKmW6abV6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmW6abV6y
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9781461409175 (electronic bk.)
1461409179 (electronic bk.)
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523.8
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991020624609702626
