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Illustrating the Phaenomena: Celestial cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Illustrating the Phaenomena Celestial cartography in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
Author: Elly Dekker
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199609697
ISBN-10: 0199609691
Publication Date: 11/1/2012
Pages: 456
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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