Cosmography in the age of discovery and the scientific revolution / David Barrado Nacascués.
Barrado Nacascués, David, author.
2023
QB981
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Title Cosmography in the age of discovery and the scientific revolution / David Barrado Nacascués.
Author Barrado Nacascués, David, author.
ISBN 9783031298851 (electronic bk.)
3031298853 (electronic bk.)
3031298845
9783031298844
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29885-1
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color).
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-29885-1 doi
Call Number QB981
Dewey Decimal Classification 523.109
Summary This book tells the comprehensive history of cosmography from the 15th Century Age of Discovery onward. During this time, cosmographya science that combined geography and astronomy to inform us about our place in the universe was deeply tied to ongoing developments in politics, exploration, culture, and technology. The book offers in-depth historical context over nearly four centuries, focusing in particular on the often neglected role that Portugal and Spain played in the development of cosmography. It details the great activity emerging from the Iberian and Italic peninsulas, including numerous voyagers of exploration, a clear commercial intention, and advancements in map-making techniques. In doing so, it provides a unique perspective on the Longitude problem not available in most other literature on the topic. Rigorously researched and sweeping in scope, this book will serve as an invaluable source for historians and readers interested in the history of science, of astronomy, and of exploration from a southern European perspective.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series Historical & cultural astronomy.
Available in Other Form COSMOGRAPHY IN THE AGE OF DISCOVERY AND THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION.
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Chapter 1. PLUS ULTRA: THE IBERIAN EXPLORATIONS AND CARTOGRAPHY
Chapter 2. HUMANISM AS A TRIGGER FOR THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
Chapter 3. THE NEW ASTRONOMY AT THE DAWN OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
Chapter 4. THE MEASURE OF LONGITUDE: FROM IBERIA TO ALBION
Chapter 5. THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH AND GEOGRAPHICAL EXPLORATION.

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