A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way

A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way

Edward Emerson Barnard, Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin

372pages
50 b/w illus.
Dimensions: 270 x 270 mm
Weight: 1.89kg

Edward Emerson Barnard's A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way was originally published in two volumes in 1927. Together these volumes contained a wealth of information, including photographic plates of the most interesting portions of the Milky Way, descriptive text, charts, and data. Only 700 copies were printed, making the original edition a collector's item. Reproduced in print for the first time, this edition combines both volumes of Barnard's Atlas. It directly replicates Barnard's text, and contains high resolution images of the original photographic plates and charts, reordered so that they can be seen together. It also includes a biography of Barnard and his work, a Foreword and Addendum by Gerald Orin Dobek describing the importance of the Atlas and additions to this volume, and a pull-out section with a mosaic of all 50 plates combined in a single panorama.

Features
• Reproduced in print for the first time, this edition combines both volumes of Barnard's Atlas into one unique book
• Directly reproduces Barnard's text, with high resolution images of the original photographic plates and charts
• Features a pull-out with a mosaic of all 50 plates combined in a single panorama, and a foreword by Professor Gerald Orin Dobek describing the importance of Barnard's Atlas in understanding dark material in our Galaxy and other galaxies

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