Title Star Maps : History, Artistry, and Cartography Author(s) Kanas, Nick Publication New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Praxis 2. Springer New York, 2007. Description XXXII, 382 p. 207 illus., 76 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note 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 Photographs from actual antiquarian celestial atlases and prints, many previously unpublished, enrich the text, and a legend accompanies each illustration to explain its astronomical and cartographic features. Also included in the book are discussions of non-European celestial maps and chapters on early American influences and celestial map-collecting. With the construction of the International Space Station, and new plans for manned missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond, there is renewed interest in the heavens. An ever-increasing number of people are fascinated with the science of space and are becoming amateur astronomers. Antiquarian map societies are prospering, and celestial maps are now viewed as a specialty of map collecting. The beauty and awe generated by the celestial void captures our imagination and delights our aesthetic sense ISBN,Price 9780387716695 Keyword(s) 1. ASTRONOMY 2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology 3. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques 4. Astronomy???Observations 5. ASTROPHYSICS 6. EBOOK 7. EBOOK - SPRINGER 8. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics 9. Observations, Astronomical 10. PHYSICS 11. Popular Science in Astronomy Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I06567     On Shelf