A Renaissance Globemaker's Toolbox: Johannes Schöner and the Revolution of Modern Science 1475-1550
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (795 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1907804161 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The first full study in the English language to give context to the extraordinary life and seminal work of the Nuremburg mathematician, cartographer and scientist Johannes Schöner (d. 1543). Schöner's collection of maps and notes offers an unprecedented insight into cartographic development during this critical period in the history of science and exploration.
Beautiful and Technical A thorough study for the layman of the science of cartography in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Many beautiful photos of historic maps give you a sense of the world that was unfolding in the renaissance. The text helps to understand the thinking and new discoveries that improved the art of knowing where you are in the world. There are translations of the notes on the maps and discussions of what is known of the map makers. One of the maps included is the first map. Caddis Nymph, Western Massachusetts said Maps? Globes? Astrolabes? Sextants? I'm there. I've dipped into this book here and there since immediately buying it after learning about it. Thank you NYT Books department. The illustrations are sumptuous and rich. It's on my night stand and will stay there for the duration or until the next richly illustrated book of interest shows up.. In search of truth Everything about who Columbus was, did is so wrapped in mystery, and I so wished that those mysteries get resolved during my lifetime. This book showing the old maps and dates delineating the Americas, does not answer the troubled questions but raises more. Love, love old maps and all the sciences involved in making them. Imagine, we are in the early 15 th Century. Perhaps then, there's a reason why America is called America and not Columbia.If Vikings were raiding the Nor
a richly illustrated delight to the eyeGeneral readers will find the accounts of Schöner’s place in history and the preservation of the map lucid and fascinating” John Noble Wilford, The New York TimesFor anybody interested in the deeply fascinating world of Renaissance science, this is indispensable reading” Toby Lester, author of Creating the World Anew and Da Vinci’s Ghost