By Nick Kanas
Until the e-book of the 1st variation of 'Star Maps,' books have been both normal histories of astronomy utilizing examples of antiquarian celestial maps as illustrations, or catalogs of celestial atlases that did not hint the circulation of sky map improvement over the years.
The moment edition focuses at the improvement of latest perspectives of the heavens and advances in map-making. It captures the wonder and awe of the heavens via pictures from antiquarian celestial prints and celebrity atlases. This publication uniquely combines a few positive factors: 1) the background of celestial cartography is traced from historic to trendy instances; 2) this improvement is built-in with modern cosmological platforms; three) the artistry of sky maps is proven utilizing appealing colour photographs from real celestial atlases and prints; four) every one representation is followed by way of a legend explaining what's being proven; and five) the textual content is written for the lay reader according to the author's event with writing articles for newbie astronomy and map collector magazines.
This up-to-date moment version of 'Star Maps' comprises over 50 new pages of textual content and forty four new photographs (16 in color), together with thoroughly new sections on celestial frontispieces, deep-sky gadgets, taking part in card maps, extra cartographers, and glossy automatic superstar maps. there's additionally improved fabric approximately celestial globes, volvelles, telescopes, and planets and asteroids.
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