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Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy) |
Author: Nick Kanas
Published: 2007-08-24 |
List price: $34.95
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 Star Maps, a British perspective
Nick Kanas's Star Maps is perhaps the most comprehensive book on astronomical cartography to be published in the last 50 years. It is an inch-thick mass of well-illustrated information and is worth its weight in gold just for the mini-biographies of astronomers spanning three millenia and four continents. Its content belies its very modest price. Star Maps will likely become the standard reference on astronomical cartography for many years to come.
Kevin J Kilburn FRAS.
Secretary, the Society for the History of Astronomy
STAR MAPS is a cartographer's dream
I'm starstruck with delight! Whoever wants to verify how the stars have been perceived for many millennia across the globe will be very satisfied as well as inspired in reading this star history by Kanas. Thorough, erudite, amply documented with many clear appendices yet also accessibly written for general readers, STAR MAPS is a cartographer's dream. The high quality of the many images (over 80 in color, over 125 in black and white) is first rate as well. Kanas has been very careful in presenting the compendium of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Chinese, Islamic and other cultures who have contributed as much to our knowledge of constellations and astronomy as the more familiar Classical scientists. Major historical persons like Aristarchus of Samos and Claudius Ptolemy are balanced with the later Copernicus, Kepler, Brahe, Galileo and less known astronomers such as Al-Khwarizmi, Sacrobosco and the polymath Thomas Young. As a valuable resource tool for stargazers and academics alike, this book sets the bar very high as the best available history of astronomy.
New reference
"Star Maps" is a new milestone in books about the history of celestial maps. It is in my opinion one of the best works ever written on the subject. Being a collector myself I consider "Star Maps" an unvaluable reference for any enthusiast.
Fascinating read about a topic I knew nothing about!
I received this book as a gift in the fall, and just finished it. It's terrific. I am just a casual observer of astronomy, but this is not really just an astronomy book -- it's about the art and science of mapping the sky from the very beginning. The author has taken a topic out of the reach of many of us and turned it into one fascinating read. This makes a great present. The maps and the history presented are terrific.
WOW
Wow.Wow.Wow,this book is gorgeous,filled with beautiful images of maps. This guy obviously knows his stuff but succeeds in making it understandable.
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