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Star Maps
History, Artistry, and Cartography
(Second Edition)
Nick Kanas
Star Maps
History, Artistry, and Cartography
(Second Edition)
Published in association with
P
raxis
P
ublishing
Chichester, UK
Professor Emeritus Nick Kanas M.D.
University of California
San Francisco
U.S.A.
SPRINGER–PRAXIS BOOKS IN POPULAR ASTRONOMY
ISBN 978-1-4614-0916-8
ISBN 978-1-4614-0917-5 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/ 978-1-4614-0917-5
Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012931281
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First Edition published 2007
Reprinted with corrections 2009
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Contents
Preface to Second Edition
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Foreword to First Edition
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Preface to First Edition
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Acknowledgments
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List of figures
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List of tables
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List of abbreviations and acronyms
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What is a star map?.
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1.1 Constellation maps . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Cosmological maps . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 What makes these images maps? .
1.4 Circles in the sky . . . . . . . . . . .
1.4.1 The Sun–Earth orientation
1.4.2 The armillary sphere . . .
1.5 Directions in the sky . . . . . . . . .
1.6 Projections of star maps . . . . . . .
1.7 Manuscripts and prints . . . . . . . .
1.8 Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Non-European cosmology and constellation development
2.1 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.1 Cosmology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.2 Time and the calendar . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.3 Chinese constellations . . . . . . . . . . . .
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