{"product_id":"uncharted-constellations-john-c-barentine-9783319276182","title":"Uncharted Constellations: Asterisms, Single-Source and Rebrands","description":"This book compiles an array of interesting constellations that fell by the wayside before the IAU established the modern canon of constellations. That decision left out lesser known ones whose history is nevertheless interesting, but at last author John Barentine is giving them their due. This book is a companion to \"The Lost Constellations\", highlighting the more obscure configurations. \u003cbr\u003eThe 16 constellations found in this volume fall into one or more of three broad categories: asterims, such as the Big Dipper in Ursa Major; single-sourced constellations introduced on surviving charts by a cartographer perhaps currying the favor of sponsors; and re-brands, new figures meant to displace existing constellations, often for an ideological reason. All of them reveal something unique about the development of humanity's map of the sky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John C. Barentine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319276182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319276182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.23h x 6.06w x 0.53d","brand":"John C. Barentine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149088256255,"sku":"9783319276182","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19d47194-0578-479a-a449-ca279a3f24f7.jpg?v=1688454772","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncharted-constellations-john-c-barentine-9783319276182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}