Star Maps History, Artistry, and Cartography
Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the development of celestial cartography from ancient to modern times, describes the relationships between d
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History, Artistry, and Cartography THIRD EDITION
Star Maps
History, Artistry, and Cartography Third Edition
Nick Kanas
Star Maps History, Artistry, and Cartography Third Edition
Nick Kanas, M.D. Professor Emeritus University of California San Francisco, USA
SPRINGER-PRAXIS BOOKS IN POPULAR ASTRONOMY Popular Astronomy ISSN 2626-8760 ISSN 2626-8779 (eBook) Springer Praxis Books ISBN 978-3-030-13612-3 ISBN 978-3-030-13613-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13613-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019935495 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2007, 2012, 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design: Jim Wilkie This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To Carolynn, Andrew, Peter, Gena, Yuly, and the new generation of sky observers: Adonis, Allison, Joshua, Nathan, and Syany
Contents
Preface to Third Edition................................................................................ xvi Foreword to First Edition.............................................................................. xvii Preface to First Edition................................................................................. xix Acknowledgments......................................................................................... xxiii List of figures. . .............................................................................................. xxvi List of tables................................................................................ xxxv
List of abbreviations and acronyms........................................................... xxxvi 1 What is a star map?����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 1.1 Constellatio
