Star Struck: One Thousand Years of the Art and Science of Astronomy

by Ronald Brashear

Book Overview

The night sky has always fascinated artists and scientists, awed by its beauty and perplexed by its meaning. This volume illustrates some of the rarest and most beautiful books in the history of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295980966
• ISBN13: 9780295980966
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

As advertised--Emphasis on historical images

The book is numerous reproductions of astronomical images, with reasonably informative captions, plus a text that briefly covers the high points. Illustrations are grouped by topic, so images of comets (for instance) are all together. The emphasis seems to be on historical images, rather than current ones. Some are arguably not astronomy, such as a series of images showing the days of creation through a Middle Ages mindset. Image reproduction quality is good, and the text is decent, though not brilliant. I'm mildly disappointed that the work of Chesley Bonestell in the mid-20th Century doesn't get featured.