Geographies of Mars : seeing and knowing the red planet

Author/Creator:

Lane, K. Maria D.

Publication/Creation:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

Geographies of Mars : seeing and knowing the red planet / K. Maria D. Lane

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Martians
Mars (Planet)--Research--History--19th century
Mars (Planet)--Research--History--20th century
Mars (Planet)--Geography
Mars (Planet)--Maps

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Understanding Mars: sensation, science, and geography -- Representing scientific data: cartographic inscription and visual authority -- Representing scientific sites: vision and fieldwork at the mountain observatories -- Representing scientists: heroism, adventure, and the geographical outlook -- Placing the red planet: meanings in the martian landscape -- Toward a cultural geography of Mars: imaginative geography and the superior Martian.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiii, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990016747110302486

ISBN:

0226470784 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780226470788 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

587209655

Barcode:

010002502904