Out of this world
Subtitle: the golden age of the celestial atlas : an exhibition of rare books from the collection of the Linda Hall Library
By: [... written and converted to hypertext format by William B. Ashworth, with bibliographical assistance from Bruce Bradley ...].
Publisher: Linda Hall Library
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Kansas City, Mo.
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Subjects: Stars; Atlases; Bibliography; Exhibitions; Astronomy; History; Early works to 1800; Rare books; Catalogs; Linda Hall Library
Notes: Includes index.

Text in HTML and digital images in JPEG format.

Mode of access: Internet. Address: http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us/pubserv/hos/stars/welcome.htm.

System requirements: Internet access with World Wide Web browser. Graphics capability recommended.

Exhibited: "Out of This World: The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas", Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology, July 28 - October 15, 1995 and November 1, 1995 - May 8, 1996.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to celestial cartography; title: Constellation figures in Aratus and Hygius, 1482-1600; title: Bayer's Uranometria and its legacy, 1603-1705; title: The innovations of Hevelius, 1690-1731; title: The Flamsteed tradition, 1729-1799; title: Bode's Uranographia and its aftermath, 1801-1851.