LEADER 04737oam 2200673 450 001 9910300383703321 005 20190911103512.0 010 $a1-4614-0896-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-0896-3 035 $a(OCoLC)864745657 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6YQO 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000428080 100 $a20130717d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSolar system maps $efrom antiquity to the space age /$fNick Kanas 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aNew York :$cSpringer ;$aChichester, UK :$cPraxis Publishing,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (xxix, 331 pages) $cillustrations (some color), maps (some color) 225 1 $aPopular Astronomy,$x2626-8760 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 300 $aGale Virtual Reference Library 300 $aGVRL 311 $a1-4614-0895-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Ancient Models of the Universe/Solar System from several non-European cultures -- Earth-centered universe/Solar System model of the Classical Greeks through the Roman and Middle Ages -- Sun-centered universe/Solar System models in the pre-telescope era -- Sun-centered universe/Solar System in the early telescope era -- More powerful telescopes and associated advances leading to a separation of our solar system from the wider universe, as nebulae and galaxies were discovered -- How the Solar System has been more accurately perceived in the Space Age. 330 $aIn recent years, there has been increased interest in our Solar System. This has been prompted by the launching of giant orbiting telescopes and space probes, the discovery of new planetary moons and heavenly bodies that orbit the Sun, and the demotion of Pluto as a planet. In one generation, our place in the heavens has been challenged, but this is not unusual. Throughout history, there have been a number of such world views. Initially, Earth was seen as the center of the universe and surrounded by orbiting planets and stars. Then the Sun became the center of the cosmos. Finally, there was no center, just a vast array of galaxies with individual stars, some with their own retinue of planets. This allowed our Solar System to be differentiated from deep-sky objects, but it didn?t lose its mystery as more and more remarkable bodies were discovered within its boundaries. This book tells the exciting story of how we have conceptualized and mapped our Solar System from antiquity to modern times. In addition to the complete text, this story is made more vivid by: ? 162 Solar System and planetary maps, diagrams, and images (over a third in color); ? direct quotes and figures from antiquarian, contemporary, and Space Age documents and photographs that allow the reader to track how humans have viewed the Solar System from original sources; ? nine tables that compare the various world views, relative planetary positions, and components of the Solar System with each other. Broad in scope and rich in imagery, this book will draw the reader into the story of our Solar System and how it has been mapped since the beginning of recorded time.  . 410 0$aSpringer-Praxis books in popular astronomy. 606 $aObservations, Astronomical 606 $aAstronomy?Observations 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aPlanetology 606 $aGeographical information systems 606 $aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014 606 $aPopular Science in Astronomy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009 606 $aPlanetology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/G18010 606 $aGeographical Information Systems/Cartography$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J13000 607 $aSolar system$xMaps$xHistory 607 $aSolar system$vMaps 615 0$aObservations, Astronomical. 615 0$aAstronomy?Observations. 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aPlanetology. 615 0$aGeographical information systems. 615 14$aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques. 615 24$aPopular Science in Astronomy. 615 24$aPlanetology. 615 24$aGeographical Information Systems/Cartography. 676 $a523.2 700 $aKanas$b Nick$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0791291 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300383703321 996 $aSolar System Maps$91768643 997 $aUNINA