{"product_id":"9781471178931-the-sky-atlas","title":"The Sky Atlas","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Greatest Maps, Myths and Discoveries of the Universe\u003cbr\u003eA visual history of how mankind has studied the sky throughout history, featuring some of the most stunning images ever created.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e . \u003cb\u003eendless, brilliant unforgettable stories' Cerys Matthews,  BBC Radio 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Combining myth and science, this breathtaking book [is] packed with stunning images' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter the enormous international success of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Phantom Atlas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Golden Atlas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Edward Brooke-Hitching's brilliant book unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created during mankind's quest to map the skies above us. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This \u003cb\u003erichly illustrated\u003c\/b\u003e treasury showcases the finest examples of \u003cb\u003ecelestial cartography\u003c\/b\u003e - a glorious genre of map-making often overlooked by modern map books - as well as medieval manuscripts, masterpiece paintings, ancient star catalogues, antique instruments and other appealing curiosities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the sky as it has never been presented before: the realm of stars and planets, but also of gods, devils, weather wizards, flying sailors, medieval aliens, mythological animals and rampaging spirits. The reader is taken on a tour of star-obsessed cultures around the world, learning about \u003cb\u003eTibetan sky burials\u003c\/b\u003e, star-covered Inuit dancing coats, \u003cb\u003eMongolian astral prophets\u003c\/b\u003e and Sir William Herschel's 1781 discovery of Uranus, the first planet to be found since antiquity. Even stranger are the forgotten stories from European history, like the English belief of the Middle Ages in ships that sailed a sea above the clouds, \u003cb\u003e16th-century German UFO sightings\u003c\/b\u003e and the Edwardian aristocrat who mistakenly mapped alien-made canals on the surface of Mars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs the intricacies of our universe are today being revealed with unprecedented clarity, there has never been a better time for a highly readable book as beautiful as the night sky to contextualise the scale of these achievements for the general reader.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535925125494,"sku":"9781471178931","price":24.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31831199.jpg?v=1774283471","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471178931-the-sky-atlas","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}