https://bib.cozmix.cloud/files/original/aa98d12f3c2bcc3888900cc0e65d1b48.png 408159bfa0c931c3d1791e24b896a75d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Atlassen Boek Een boek. ISBN International Standard Book Number 9-781-4711-7893-1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ATL0228 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Brooke-Hitching Title A name given to the resource The sky atlas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Chronicle Books Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Description An account of the resource <strong>The Sky Atlas unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created during humankind's quest to map the skies above us.</strong> This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography—a glorious art often overlooked by modern map books—as well as medieval manuscripts, masterpiece paintings, ancient star catalogues, antique instruments, and other curiosities.<br /><br /><strong>This is the sky as it has never been presented before:</strong> the realm of stars and planets, but also of gods, devils, weather wizards, flying sailors, ancient aliens, mythological animals, and rampaging spirits.<br /><br /> • Packed with celestial maps, illustrations, and stories of places, people, and creatures that different cultures throughout history have observed or imagined in the heavens<br /> • Readers are taken on a tour of star-obsessed cultures around the world, learning about Tibetan sky burials, star-covered Inuit dancing coats, Mongolian astral prophets and Sir William Herschel's 1781 discovery of Uranus, the first planet to be found since antiquity.<br /> • A gorgeous book that delights stargazers and map lovers alike<br /><br /><em>The Sky Atlas</em> is a wonderful book for map lovers, history buffs, and stargazers, but also for those who are intrigued by the many wonderful and bizarre ways in which humans have sought to understand the cosmos and our place in it. Language A language of the resource Engels