A Renaissance Globemaker's Toolbox: Johannes Schöner and the Revolution of Modern Science 1475-1550
Autor John W. Hessleren Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 apr 2013
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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781907804168
ISBN-10: 1907804161
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: 100 color illustrations
Dimensiuni: 236 x 197 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Editura: Giles
Colecția Giles
Locul publicării:Canada
ISBN-10: 1907804161
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: 100 color illustrations
Dimensiuni: 236 x 197 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Editura: Giles
Colecția Giles
Locul publicării:Canada
Recenzii
“a richly illustrated delight to the eye...General 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 Times
“For 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
Notă biografică
John W. Hessler is Senior Cartographic Librarian in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress, Washington D.C.. He is currently a Scholar in Residence at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, where he is researching the Paul Krueger Archive in the Law Library.
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The first English language book about the extraordinary life and work of mathematician and scientist Johannes Schöner (d. 1543).