{"product_id":"selenes-two-faces-from-17th-century-drawings-to-spacecraft-imaging-9789004298866","title":"Selene's Two Faces: From 17th Century Drawings to Spacecraft Imaging","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf any scientific object has over the course of human history aroused the fascination of both scientists and artists worldwide, it is beyond doubt the moon. The moon is also by far the most interesting celestial body when it comes to reflecting on the dualistic nature of photography as applied to the study of the universe. Against this background, Selene’s Two Faces sets out to look at the scientific purpose, aesthetic expression, and influence of early lunar drawings, maps and photographs, including spacecraft imaging. In its approach, Selene’s Two Faces is intermedial, intercultural and interdisciplinary. It brings together not only various media (photography, maps, engravings, lithographs, globes, texts), and cultures (from Europe, America and Asia), but also theoretical perspectives.    See inside the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Setting aside the specific subject of the Moon and its pictures, González’s collection provides an excellent example of how astronomical imaging can overstep the boundaries of traditionally understood history of science.\"  Jarosław Włodarczyk, Institute for the History of Science of Polish Academy of Sciences, Journal for the History of Astronomy 50(4): 493-495\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  List of Figures and Tables  Notes on Contributors    Introduction: On the Visible, the Invisible, Presences and Absences in Lunar Portraiture   Carmen Pérez González    1 One World is not Enough: Remarks on the History of Selenography   Pedro M.P. Raposo    2 Mapping Time Rather than Mapping Space: The Moon in Persian Astronomy during the Naseri Period (1848-1896)   Carmen Pérez González    3 Japanese Lunar Drawings, Maps and Photographs before the 1870s   Tsuko Nakamura    4 Of Blurs, Maps and Portraits: Photography and the Moon   Charlotte Bigg    5 James Nasmyth on the Moon: Or on Becoming a Lunar Being, without the Lunacy   Omar W. Nasim    6 Karl Friedrich Küstner’s Moon Photographic Plates at Bonn Observatory   Michael Geffert    7 The Digital Sky of Hamburg Observatory: Bringing Astro-photographic Plates from the 20th into the 21st Century   Detlef Groote    8 From Astronomer-photographers to Astronaut-photographers: Close-up Detailed Observations Performed by Spacecraft and Manned Exploration of the Moon   Pedro Ré and Carmen Pérez González    Chronology   Pedro Ré and Carmen Pérez González    Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210673021271,"sku":"9789004298866","price":115.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/selenes-two-faces-from-17th-century-drawings-to-spacecraft-imaging-9789004298866","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}