Beschrijving
The Sky Atlas
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39;Beautiful&
160;. &
160;endless brilliant unforgettable stories&
39; Cerys Matthews&
160; BBC Radio 6‘Combining myth and science this breathtaking book [is] packed with stunning images&
39; Daily MailAfter the enormous international success of The Phantom Atlas and The Golden Atlas Edward Brooke-Hitching&
39;s brilliant&
160;book unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created during mankind&
39;s quest to map the&
160;skies above us. &
160; This richly illustrated treasury&
160;showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography - a glorious genre of map-making often overlooked by modern map books - as well as medieval manuscripts masterpiece paintings ancient star catalogues antique instruments and other appealing curiosities. This is the sky as it has never been presented before: the realm of stars and planets but also of gods devils weather wizards flying sailors medieval aliens mythological animals and rampaging spirits. The reader is taken on a tour of star-obsessed cultures around the world learning about Tibetan sky burials star-covered Inuit dancing coats&
160;Mongolian astral prophets&
160;and Sir William Herschel&
39;s 1781 discovery of Uranus the first planet to be found since antiquity. &
160;Even stranger&
160;are the&
160;forgotten stories from European history like the English belief of the Middle Ages&
160;in&
160;ships that sailed a sea above the clouds 16th-century German UFO sightings and the Edwardian aristocrat who mistakenly mapped alien-made canals on the surface of Mars. As the intricacies of our universe are today being revealed with unprecedented clarity there has never been a better time for a highly readable book as beautiful as the night sky to contextualise the scale of these achievements for the general reader. . Language: English
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Merk:
Unbranded
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Categorie:
Onderwijs
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Artiest:
Edward Brooke-Hitching
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Uitgever / Label:
Simon & Schuster Ltd
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Formaat:
Hardback
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Aantal pagina's:
256
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Verschijningsdatum:
2019/01/17
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Taal:
English
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Fruugo-ID:
457334941-963622051
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ISBN:
9781471178931
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