Celestial Mirror - The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh II

Informationen zum Autor Barry Perlus is associate professor of art in the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University. He has taught courses in photography since 1984 and received support from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts for his creative work. Klappentext "Celestial Mirror is a photographic book about India's 18th-century astronomy observatories, popularly known as the Jantar Mantars. Jai Singh's observatories are an extraordinary combination of architecture and science, putting elements of astronomy, astrology, and geometry into architectural forms of exotic beauty. The book draws on author Perlus' extensive work in panoramic photography to create an immersive experience for the reader. The book also includes an introduction to Indian astronomy by conservation architect and scholar Anisha Shekhar Mukherji"--

Product details

• Authors: Barry Perlus
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780300246278
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24627-8
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / History, History of Science, Asian History, Astronomy, space & time, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, HISTORY / Asia / South / General