文档介绍：Star Maps
History, Artistry, and Cartography
Nick Kanas
Star Maps
History, Artistry, and Cartography
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Professor Nick Kanas .
University of California
San Francisco
USA
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Contents
Foreword............................................ xv
Preface ............................................. xvii
Acknowledgments ...................................... xxiii
List of ®gures ........................................ xxv
List of tables ......................................... xxxi
List of abbreviations and acronyms ...........................xxxiii
1 What is a star map?.................................. 1
Constellation