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Illustrating the Phaenomena - Celestial cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages (Hardcover)
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Illustrating the Phaenomena - Celestial cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages (Hardcover)
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The introduction of the moving sphere as a model for understanding
the celestial phenomena caused a great breakthrough in scientific
thinking about the structure of the world. It provided the momentum
for making celestial globes and mapping the stars. Celestial globes
were produced first by Greek astronomers, and soon became greatly
appreciated in antiquity as decorative objects (3 antique globes).
The design and construction of the globe varied greatly as it
passed through the Arabic (10 scientific globes made before 1500)
and Medieval European cultures (3 scientific globes made before
1500). It was the starting-point for the design of many maps in
antiquity and later in the Middle Ages (33) serving to illustrate
books such as Aratus's Phaenomena. In the early fifteenth century
scientific celestial maps (5) were constructed in their own right,
independent of globes. In this book all extant celestial maps and
globes made before 1500 are described and analysed in detail. This
prestigious study will appeal to academic historians of science and
astronomy, and art historians alike.
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