The Sky Atlas unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever
created during humankind's quest to map the skies above us. 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
catalogs, antique instruments, and other 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, ancient aliens, mythological animals, and rampaging spirits.
- Packed with celestial maps, illustrations, and stories of places,
people, and creatures that different cultures throughout history have
observed or imagined in the heavens
- 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.
- A gorgeous book that delights stargazers and map lovers alike
With thrilling stories and gorgeous artwork, this remarkable atlas
explores our fascination with the sky across time and cultures to form
an extraordinary chronicle of cosmic imagination and discovery.
The Sky Atlas 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.
- A unique map book that expands beyond the terrestrial and into the
celestial
- A wonderful gift for map lovers, obscure-history fans, mythology
buffs, and astrology and astronomy lovers
- Great for those who enjoyed What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated
Tour of the Night Sky by Kelsey Oseid, Maps by Aleksandra Mizielinska
and Daniel Mizielinski, and Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I
Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will by Judith Schalansky
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