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Percivaldi, E. (Elena), author.
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Stars -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- History.
Stars -- Atlases -- Early works to 1800.
Consellations -- Atlases.
Astronomy -- History.
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Celestial atlas : a ...
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Celestial atlas : a journey in the sky through maps / Elena Percivaldi ; translation, Richard Pierce.
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Percivaldi, E. (Elena), author.
Milan, Italy : Whitestar Publishers, [2018]
Subjects
Stars -- Charts, diagrams, etc. -- History.
Stars -- Atlases -- Early works to 1800.
Consellations -- Atlases.
Astronomy -- History.
ISBN:
9788854413108 (hardcover) :
8854413100 (hardcover) :
Description:
207 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm
Contents:
Peter Bienewitz Apian: Astronomicum Caesareum (1540) -- Johann Bayer: Uranometria (1603) -- Julius Schiller: Coelum stellatum Christianum (1627) -- Andreas Cellarius: Harmonia macrocosmica (1660) -- Johannes Hevelius: Prodromus astronomiae (1690) -- John Flamsteed: Atlas coelestis (1729) -- Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr: Atlas coelestis (1742) -- Johann Elert Bode: Uranographia (1801) -- Alexander Jamieson: A celestial atlas, comprising a systematic display of the heavens (1822) -- Urania's mirror (1824) -- Elijah Hinsdale Burritt: Geography of the heavens (1833).
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"Travel across the celestial skies courtesy of the most stunning star atlases ever created during three centuries of mapmaking. Featuring splendid illustrations of the most famous, rare, and impressive star atlases ever realized from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, this gorgeous book leads you on a journey through the constellations. Find out about the work of history's great astronomers, their sometimes fantastic interpretations of extraterrestrial phenomena, and how our knowledge of the universe evolved. Merging art and scientific knowledge, Celestial Atlas gives us a fascinating glimpse into the past."--Publisher's description.
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Hawaii State Library
Business, Science & Technology
523.80223 Pe
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Kealakekua Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
523.80223 Pe
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Pahoa P/S Library
Adult Nonfiction
523.80223 Pe
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12/18/2020
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Thelma Parker Memorial P/S Library
Adult Nonfiction
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Wailuku Public Library
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523.80223 Pe
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