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From Cave Art to Hubble - A History of Astronomical Record Keeping (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
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From Cave Art to Hubble - A History of Astronomical Record Keeping (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Series: Astronomers' Universe
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Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest
to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night
sky. Cultures spread around the world recorded their earliest
efforts in artwork made directly on the natural landscapes around
them, and from there they developed more and more sophisticated
techniques for observing and documenting astronomy. This book
brings readers on an astronomical journey through the ages,
offering a history of how our species has recorded and interpreted
the night sky over time. From cave art to parchment scribe to
modern X-ray mapping of the sky, it chronicles the ever-quickening
development of tools that informed and at times entirely toppled
our understanding of the natural world. Our documentation and
recording techniques formed the bedrock for increasingly complex
forays into astronomy and celestial mechanics, which are addressed
within these chapters. Additionally, the book explores how nature
itself has recorded the skies in its own way, which can be
unraveled through ongoing geological and archaeological studies.
This tale of human discovery and ingenuity over the ages will
appeal to anybody interested in the field of astronomy and its rich
cultural history.
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