Description |
xiii, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
Subject |
Mars (Planet) -- Research -- History -- 19th century.
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Mars (Planet) |
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Research. |
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History. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
Subject |
Mars (Planet) -- Research -- History -- 20th century.
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Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Mars (Planet) -- Geography.
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Geography. |
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Mars (Planet) -- Maps.
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Genre/Form |
Maps.
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Subject |
Martians.
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Martians. |
Genre/Form |
Maps.
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ISBN |
9780226470788 cloth alkaline paper |
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0226470784 cloth alkaline paper |
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