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Informationen zum Autor John W. Hessler is Senior Cartographic Librarian in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress, Washington D.C.. He is currently a Scholar in Residence at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, where he is researching the Paul Krueger Archive in the Law Library. Klappentext The first English language book about the extraordinary life and work of mathematician and scientist Johannes Schöner (d. 1543). "a richly illustrated delight to the eye...General readers will find the accounts of Schoner's place in history and the preservation of the map lucid and fascinating" John Noble Wilford, "The New York Times""For anybody interested in the deeply fascinating world of Renaissance science, this is indispensable reading" Toby Lester, author of "Creating the World Anew" and "Da Vinci's Ghost" Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Daniel De SimonePreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: For Posterity: The Miscellanies of Johannes SchönerThe Schöner Sammelband at the Library of Congress- 12 Sheets of the Waldseemüller 1507 World Map- 13 Sheets of the Waldseemüller 1516 Carta marina, including Schöner manuscript- Celestial globe gores- Terrestrial gore fragments- Celestial gore fragments- Dürer-Stabius star chartChapter 1: Cartography in the Margins: How Johannes Schöner Read His MapsChapter 2: Johannes Schöner Makes a GlobeChapter 3: It's All in the Stars: Natal Astrology and Johannes Schöner's Three BooksChapter 4: The Earth Begins to Move: Rheticus and the Early Reception of Copernican AstronomyConclusion: Johannes Schöner and the Birth of Modern ScienceEndnotesIndex