Celestial Charts: Antique Maps of the Heavens

Name: Celestial Charts: Antique Maps of the Heavens
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hardcover – January 1, 1995

by Stott, Carole

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ISBN-13: 9780831713225 ISBN-10: 0831713224

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Brand: Smithmark Pub

Binding

hardcover

Published

January 1, 1995

Weight

2.1 lbs

Dimensions

31.10×1.90×24.10 cm

About this book

Celestial Charts: Antique Maps of the Heavens by Stott, Carole. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780831713225.

Traces the history of how the heavens were charted and how astronomers first mapped the northern and then southern skies and how the constellations were devised more than 2,000 years ago. Some of the mapmakers were Copernicus, Kepler, Lacaille, Van Keulen, and Blaeu.