Uncharted constellations

Titel

Uncharted constellations

Beschrijving

This book compiles an array of interesting constellations that fell by the wayside before the IAU established the modern canon of constellations. That decision left out lesser known ones whose history is nevertheless interesting, but at last author John Barentine is giving them their due. This book is a companion to "The Lost Constellations", highlighting the more obscure configurations.
The 16 constellations found in this volume fall into one or more of three broad categories: asterims, such as the Big Dipper in Ursa Major; single-sourced constellations introduced on surviving charts by a cartographer perhaps currying the favor of sponsors; and re-brands, new figures meant to displace existing constellations, often for an ideological reason. All of them reveal something unique about the development of humanity's map of the sky.

Maker

John C. Barentine

Uitgever

Springer

Datum

2016

Taal

Engels

Aanduiding

GES1090

ISBN

9783319276182

Bestanden

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Collectie

Citaat

John C. Barentine, “Uncharted constellations,” Bibliotheek Cozmix, toegankelijk 29 december 2024, https://bib.cozmix.cloud/items/show/2224.

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