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Mary M. Galleyan. February 11, 1886. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and Ordered to be Printed
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Invalid Pensions
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Languages : en
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The Lost Constellations
Author: John C. Barentine
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319227955
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human identification of constellations among the stars is explored through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new inventions survived. The history of how the modern set of 88 constellations was defined by the professional astronomy community is recounted, explaining how the constellations described in the book became permanently “extinct.” Dr. Barentine addresses why some figures were tried and discarded, and also directs observers to how those figures can still be picked out on a clear night if one knows where to look. These lost constellations are described in great detail using historical references, enabling observers to rediscover them on their own surveys of the sky. Treatment of the obsolete constellations as extant features of the night sky adds a new dimension to stargazing that merges history with the accessibility and immediacy of the night sky.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319227955
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human identification of constellations among the stars is explored through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new inventions survived. The history of how the modern set of 88 constellations was defined by the professional astronomy community is recounted, explaining how the constellations described in the book became permanently “extinct.” Dr. Barentine addresses why some figures were tried and discarded, and also directs observers to how those figures can still be picked out on a clear night if one knows where to look. These lost constellations are described in great detail using historical references, enabling observers to rediscover them on their own surveys of the sky. Treatment of the obsolete constellations as extant features of the night sky adds a new dimension to stargazing that merges history with the accessibility and immediacy of the night sky.
The Truth in Painting
Author: Jacques Derrida
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022680769X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 403
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"The four essays in this volume constitute Derrida's most explicit and sustained reflection on the art work as pictorial artifact, a reflection partly by way of philosophical aesthetics (Kant, Heidegger), partly by way of a commentary on art works and art scholarship (Van Gogh, Adami, Titus-Carmel). The illustrations are excellent, and the translators, who clearly see their work as both a rendering and a transformation, add yet another dimension to this richly layered composition. Indispensable to collections emphasizing art criticism and aesthetics."—Alexander Gelley, Library Journal
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022680769X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 403
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"The four essays in this volume constitute Derrida's most explicit and sustained reflection on the art work as pictorial artifact, a reflection partly by way of philosophical aesthetics (Kant, Heidegger), partly by way of a commentary on art works and art scholarship (Van Gogh, Adami, Titus-Carmel). The illustrations are excellent, and the translators, who clearly see their work as both a rendering and a transformation, add yet another dimension to this richly layered composition. Indispensable to collections emphasizing art criticism and aesthetics."—Alexander Gelley, Library Journal
The Smugglers
Author: Charles George Harper
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Category : Smuggling
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Category : Smuggling
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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The Surnames & Place-names of the Isle of Man
Author: Arthur W. Moore
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Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Pages : 394
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Medals of the Renaissance
Author: Sir George Francis Hill
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Category : Medals
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Category : Medals
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Renaissance Medals: France, Germany, The Netherlands, and England
Author: John Graham Pollard
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780894683374
Category : Medals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The National Gallery of Art houses the single most important collection of portrait medals in the United States. This two-volume catalogue examines in depth these holdings, comprising more than nine hundred medals. Providing detailed technical information--including the alloy composition of each medal--drawn from careful research, observation, and analysis, Renaissance Medals breaks new ground in the scholarly literature. Volume 2 documents the Gallery's collection of German medals of the sixteenth century, French baroque medals, and smaller, though no less significant, groups of Netherlandish and English medals.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780894683374
Category : Medals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The National Gallery of Art houses the single most important collection of portrait medals in the United States. This two-volume catalogue examines in depth these holdings, comprising more than nine hundred medals. Providing detailed technical information--including the alloy composition of each medal--drawn from careful research, observation, and analysis, Renaissance Medals breaks new ground in the scholarly literature. Volume 2 documents the Gallery's collection of German medals of the sixteenth century, French baroque medals, and smaller, though no less significant, groups of Netherlandish and English medals.
History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South
Author: Dunbar Rowland
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Category : Mississippi
Languages : en
Pages : 986
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Category : Mississippi
Languages : en
Pages : 986
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The Norris Embassy to Aurangzib, 1699-1702
Author: Harihar Das
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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